- Wisconsin Certificate of Death: 19188040 Issued July 09,2019
Recipient's Name: Eloise Rae Weber
Social Security Number: 392-40-3640
Date Pronounced Dead: July 04, 2019
Time Prounced Dead: 22:50 (NOTE: Actual time about 9:04 PM.)
Age: 78 years
Date of Birth: June 29, 1941
Sex: Female
Place of Death: Platteville, Grant County
Residence Address: 45 Knollwood Way, Platteville, Grant, WI
Marital Status: Married
Surviving Spouse's Birth Name: Richard Weber
State of Birth: Wisconsin
Father's Birth Name: Ogden T. Ford
Mother's Birth Name: Eunice P. Hanson
Informant's Name: Richard Weber, 45 Knollwood Way,Platteville, WI 53818
Name and Address of Funeral Facility: Melby Funeral Home,P. O., Box 245, Platteville, WI
Type of Medical Certifier: Physician
Medical Certifier's Name and Title: Jeffrey White, DO
Date of Death: July 04, 2019
Time of Death: 22:50
Medical Certifier's Mailing Address: 1240 Big Jack Road,Platteville, WI 53818
Usual Occupation: Homemaker
Kind of Business: Own Home
Ever in Armed Forces: NO
Manner of Death: Natural
Method of Disposition: Cremation
Place and Location of Disposition: Cremation Services ofSouthwest Wisconsin, Platteville, WI
Conditions that Caused Death: Hypercarbic RespiratoryFailure
Due To: Torticollis
NOTE: Hypercapnia, also known as hypercarbia and CO2retention, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbondioxide (CO2) levels in the blood.
NOTE: Torticollis (wry neck, or loxia) is one of a broadercategory of disorders that exhibit flexion, extension, ortwisting of muscles of the neck beyond their normalposition. The Latin definition of torticollis means"twisted neck." In torticollis, the neck tends to twist toone side, causing head tilt.
NOTE: Passed away at home.
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- A Husband Reflects
I met Ellie when she was 16 and I was 24. She was clerkingat the local dry cleaning shop in our home town. Iwas working for the Wisconsin Highway Department between mySophomore and Junior years of Engineering collegestudy. As part of a survey crew my seat covers hadreceived road tar stains and I wondered if they could bedry cleaned. Ellie didn't know and said to come backtomorrow. I did, received a "no, we do not clean seatcovers" but a yes on a suggestion we go on a date. Ilearned later that Ellie went home and told her Dad thatshe had just done the dumbest thing and had agreed to adate. Her Dad asked who and when she told him hereportedly said, "Hang on to that guy." It seems herDad and my Dad had business dealings and greatly respectedeach other. The rest is history and I will always bethankful for Dad Ogden's assistance.
A few weeks later I took Ellie to meet my parents and allwent well. A bit later I asked Mom about her opinionof Ellie and prefaced it with a comment something to theeffect that she is the most lady- like girl I've evermet. Mom would not have but I don't think would havedared to be anything but positive about Ellie. Theywent on to have one of the finest daughter-in-law,mother-in-law relationships I've ever known. What ablessing for any husband.
A couple years later on the day after Christmas, Ellie andI joined hands at the alter in a setting orchestrated byEllie that was totally beautiful. IBM had allowed mea three day weekend so Ellie and I headed off for a shorttrip to Minneapolis arriving there well aftermidnight. The valet to park our car had long sincegone home so I had to leave Ellie in the lobby of theCurtis hotel while I parked the car across the street. Ireturned to the hotel only to find some guy trying to pickup my wife. Who could blame him? She wasgorgeous in her white coat, muff and accessories.
I had preordered a dozen red roses to be placed in ourroom. They had been delivered a day early to a roomwhere the thermostat was left turned to about 90 degrees;really hot. The roses had not been properly watered andwere feeling the effects of the heat. I have longsince reflected that this was our first lesson that lifeahead would be full of beauty with scattered periods ofsadness. Ellie never complained.
We returned to Milwaukee to an apartment that I hadrented. In my true absent minded profession I had putfrozen orange juice in a cupboard rather than thefreezer. It had exploded. When Ellie opened thecupboard, she had an immediate lesson on the challenges shewould have in the future with me.
The years that followed presented much happiness and someemotional challenges. Kristen joined the family andwas an immediate joy. Some months later we wereinformed that she required heart surgery to close a valvethat should have closed at birth. All went well and theproblem was resolved but it was Ellie who always knew justwhat we should do and what decisions we should make. That strength never wavered and was taxed even more fouryears later after we had moved to Endwell, New York andthen again to Yorktown Heights, New York. Anotherwonderful daughter, Kara, joined us. Ellie wantedKara checked immediately for heart issues because of ourexperience with Kristen, and we joyfully received the newsthat there were no problems. That all ended a fewweeks later when medical examination showed that Kara didhad heart issues that were much more serious than thosethat Kristen had experienced. When Kara was 21 monthsold we were informed that another bout of congestive heartfailure might take her from us. The decision toschedule open heart surgery was tortuous but simple tomake. Surgery was scheduled and after a fivehour surgery and many more hours in the intensive care roomwe were allowed to see Kara. Ellie was a rock and Iended up fainting and on the floor with nurses hoveringover me and Ellie had another reason to worry. Against overwhelming odds, Kara survived, went home acouple weeks later, felt so good she went up to the firststair landing and jumped off. Ellie was traumatizedbut to Kara she saw it as no big deal. She was afighter. Healing continued and with a body now moreadequately nourished saw her feet grow several shoe sizesin six months.
Ellie was a dedicated and wonderful Mon who never gave lessthan her maximum attention to Kristen and Kara. Elliestarted her own career a few years later but when it wasobvious that it was not the best thing for her family shereverted to full time wife, mom, and homemaker.
Ellie was a marvelous musician; I am not. She broughtme so much enjoyment with the music she produced throughthe piano talents and through the numerous Women's Chorusand Youth Choirs she directed. I remember so manytimes being left with a feeling of awe with her talents anda bit emotional at the end of her productions.
Ellie always wanted to make the world perfect, a challengeto her when the world was not perfect. It was mademore perfect when Kara presented us with a grandson. No grandmother was ever more dedicated to the happiness andwell being of a grandchild. The perfect world wasshattered in 2012 when Kara was diagnosed with cancer thatsoon left Ellie without her beloved daughter. Theperfect world was shattered even further when it becameimpossible for her to be a part of her beloved grandson'slife.
Kristen added Ebbie to our lives. A few years laterat a time when Ellie was fighting many health issues andwith great emotional distress over the loss of Kara, theybecame a major source of Ellie's happiness. Sheenjoyed our visits to their home, the many productions thatKristen directed, and the host of their friends that alsobecame our friends. Ebbie quickly becameanother daughter and Kristen took on the burden ofemotionally supporting her aging parents. Ellie hadknee replacement surgery which was followed by many othermedical problems which led to a severe distortion of herneck and very limited mobility. Kristen and Ebbieworked hard to provide happy moment's for Ellie and visitedoften but health issues made happiness harder tofind. She continued to love her home and wanted tomake it perfect. Fading energy over her last fiveyears of her life made that wish impossible. Ellienever lost her desire to have family near with friendsoften with her. She spent her last hours in the homeshe created and loved with Kristen, Ebbie and I near by.
Ellie never quite understood how strong she was and whateffect she had on my life. She probably neverrealized how much she will continue to positively effect mylife. I was right in my original assessment that I've nevermet more of a lady. She will be missed greatly but Iknow that she made the world a better place.
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From Kristen L. Weber
Obituary
On July 4, 2019 the world began to miss the sound of aninfectious laugh on the wind, the comfort of meals shared,and the kindness of a thoughtful gesture when Ellie (EloiseR.) Weber passed away at home in Platteville surrounded byher family.
Ellie had many gifts that she gave generously to herfamily, friends, neighbors, and organizations she served.Ellie was an accomplished pianist--beginning at age 3 sheplayed tunes from the radio by ear and continued on untilher health no longer allowed her to play. As an adult shewould accompany soloists, play for church services, andlearn to play difficult, uncomfortable rhythms for herdaughter's theatrical adventures. A gifted musician, Ellieled many choirs over the years. She was particularly fondof working with young people and helping them to find theirvoice.
A consummate hostess, she was equally at home hosting agroup of international business men as she was with a groupof children for a birthday party. Ellie enjoyed opening herhome to family, friends and new neighbors alike.
Ellie possessed a fierceness of spirit that helped herthrough many difficult times including heart surgery forboth her daughters, advocacy for aging parents and the lossof her youngest daughter Kara, to cancer, at an age far tooyoung.
Born on a farm in Crawford County Wisconsin on June 29,1941 to a farmer father (Ogden Ford) and teacher mother(Pauline Hanson) she spent most of her school years inViroqua where she met her future husband Richard E. Weberone summer when he brought his tar covered car seat coversinto the dry cleaners where she was working--the rest asthey say is history. Ellie & Dick would have been married59 years this December.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by her daughterKristen and her wife Ebbie Duggins of Milwaukee; grandsonCody Herrod of Nashville, TN; sister Colleen DeWitt and herhusband Bob of Columbus, OH; and numerous nieces, nephews,cousins and dear friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 17,2019 at Melby Funeral Home 1245 N Water St, Platteville.Please join the family beginning at 12 Noon for an hour ofsharing and fellowship. The service will be at 1 pm with areception of light refreshments to follow. The family asksfor no flowers due to severe allergies.
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