Obituary of Ellen Mae Wise
Ellen Mae Wise, age 89, passed away peacefully at home on December 15, 2020 in Tucson Az.
She was born March 6, 1931 in Sidney, Ohio. She is preceded in Death by her parents Earl and Phyllis McMillen and husband Lyle and infant son Larry Wise.
Ellen attended school and graduated from high school in Quincy, Ohio in 1949. She moved to Indiana Pa. where she met and married Lyle Wise in 1951. They settled on a dairy farm outside of Commodore PA and raised two sons Danny and Gary. They sold the farm and followed family to Arizona in 1972 where they settled in Tucson. She and Lyle spent many years of service with the Church of the Brethren in both Pennsylvania and Arizona. She worked with handicapped children and later as a Home Health Caretaker. She retired in 1992 from La Paloma Resort where she served as an Employee Trainer. She was a member of the Tucson Church of the Brethren and most recently attended St Marks Methodist Church. Ellen was an artist, writer, and lover of music, all of which she will be remembered by.
Ellen is survived by her Brother, Harvey McMillen of Van Wert, Ohio, her two sons Danny Ross (Carol) Wise and Gary Eugene (Jane) Wise both of Tucson, AZ, Nephew Gary McMillen of Houston Texas, and Niece Debra (Roland) Yackee of Van Wert Ohio. Grandchildren JD (Whitney) Stock, Mitch Wise, Mindy Bailey, Lauren Geer, Garrett Geer and two Great-Grandchildren, Sullivan, and Elliot Stock.
