Ellen Rose Porter, 72, of Galena, went to be with the lord June 18, 2020. She was born on April 7, 1948 in Pawhuska OK, to the late Harry Porter and Lillian (Mellinger) Shaeffer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Harry Porter Jr; sister Lorraine Myrl (McPherson) McNemar and her stepfather, Carl E. Shaffer. Ellen received her Bachelor of Science in Education from The Ohio State University in and her Master of Library Science from Kent State University. Ellen was an avid book reader who loved all types of books including biographies and novels. She was a Librarian with Columbus Metropolitan Library for 30 years. She was an active member of Maple Grove United Methodist Church. Ellen will be greatly missed by her siblings, Jack (Shirley) McPherson, Judy Johnson, and William "Bill" (Frances) Porter; nieces and nephews, Jill (Mark) Aremia, Chris (Brenda) Porter, and Kelly Porter; great-nieces and great-nephew, Dalton (Dominque) Porter, Lilly Porter, Ashley Lenns and Erika Lenns. A funeral celebrating Ellen's life will be held 7:00pm Wednesday June 24, 2020 at the Schoedinger Worthington Chapel, 6699 North High Street where the family will receive friends from 4:00pm -7:00pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ellen's name may be made to The Ohio State University Cancer Research for Brain and Spinal Hospital.
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