Ellen Louise West

04/05/2025

My wife, Ellen. She was born in Los Alamos New Mexico ‘20 October of 1953’ passing at 71 years old. She was beautiful, also an accomplished individual. Over years her choices of a successful work in

several journeys, In ‘Food industry, as a manager’, who many admired. Ellen understood them, she held close to the learned values of her upbringing, and it provided her ability in a quality way a service very supportive to others. “I feel as if I were worth something” one mentioned. Ellen was while joyous, was just happy to have been able to work.

She realized as an American the confidence and shared it in the evidence of patience, fellowship in GOD and community, the acceptance of responsibility, and was passionate in her Christianity.

During the years before we met, she was an active part of ‘hard-working crews’ building highways that some of us have traveled. Ellen shared her life handling struggles in many ways, overcoming fears, contributing to society, volunteering. Sharing her love, especially while in better times of health, to motivate, encourage, and to bless both friends and family. She was predominantly willing to be independent. Ellen, although challenged by certain storms of life, knew that love was real to the very moment of peace. Ellen a witness of ‘God in Christ’ and to the love of every admired loved one in an extension of family.

Her father, William ‘Bill’, mother ‘Norma Jean’ gone before her, and her surviving siblings ‘Cathy Ann, and Wes’. In her ‘tree of life’. so very important her family, And our shared children, ‘Daughter Shannon, Son Joseph’, Daughter Amy and husband Gabe, Son Gene and wife Kayla, Michael and wife Raileen and the ‘11’ our ‘wonderful blessing’ from all those grandchildren. Ellens aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins whose life touched her ‘dearly’ another valued blessing. She through you all had learned of peace, the impression of your faith, trust and strength, giving her confidence. Ellen knew how endless your love would become. And to each of these, all such a testament in Christ Jesus our LORD. Across this vast country too many friends to count, Ellen and I have felt your love and so wonderfully shared those gifts throughout our lives together.

Of blessings you remember, sharing in Christ, our sister, His servant in fellowship, your friend, my wife, a daughter, a shared and cherished sibling, both a mother and stepmom,

your aunt, a niece, A loved cousin. Ellen sought the peace and promise GOD’s love has guaranteed and as of a happy heartfelt joy she has been confident to receive that promise.

Ellen was given a path to choose, that each recovery was recognized to hold on to seeing the value of her faith, to guide her to peace even when in passing, being a reunion to the heavenly father,

her creator and surrounded with an eternity of freedom from all suffering. Without pain. That’s who she is. Ellen is on this journey, we are so blessed and continue with Ellen to have experienced

joy, prayer with our family and our friends together this last week.

Ellen suffered health difficulties ranging from Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Attack, Lung disease, Diabetes and during ongoing disability by these limits she was concerned, but very blessed. It was

so important for her meet our two newest additions of our grandchildren, Timothy (9 months) and Colton (2 months), GOD granted that request. She was HAPPY!

The other things did not matter anymore.

The extended hand of servants as to the many caregivers and providers has honored her to know that their hand was never far away, although in unison, all agreed with her that a witness to the ‘hope

in glory’ is the relationship she has made with Jesus. The rest came about each day, the biggest of the long list of miracles perhaps, all the proceeding years were a foundation but not of weakness. Through all that was her was her final request to join you all later.

A friend had done something special for her a few days before. Something that I could not realize was but another miracle. Ellen was simply happy to have lived through it all, to know and

trust. Joyfully with the journey she was on now clearly in front of her. So, another blessing of several days to have that strength-she was comfortable and ok. Our family shared with her love, prayers and memories, many in person, some on a zoom, on calls and all friends tried to do so ‘many times’.

Oh, I did not mention what my sweet Ellen was happy with the day before and morning of her choice. A servant in the faith, (Ellens has had so many friends), one brought her a large basket, an overwhelming amount of every kind of sweet that would fit in it. The good friend left her happy smiles shared about the good times the love of GOD and of course the gift to meet again. So, Ellen grasped that confidence. She was also a true servant as well, to everyone she could extend her ministry to those caregivers and friends seeing to it that they each get a box of goodies from that basket, she was the perfect example of a believer and spent as much time ‘ministering to satisfaction of what faith can do'. About those sweets, well, it just shows who you know.

GOD is Awesome!

Ellen and Family will be reminded of her love, remembered and in worship planned upcoming for ‘celebration of life’s gathering to be announced sometime during May. Ellen and I shared the ability to plan and with family spread so far in the states. We choose to have a short time to prepare and offer to include electronic support for the gathering at an appropriate time. Ellen would be pleased to know gifts of love are a fellowship pleasing to give the word of GOD to others as a memorial from the heart. Jesus is the reason.