Ella Mae Pias, 3 months, of Fairway, Kansas, passed away October 9, 2019 at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Visitation will be Friday, October 18 from 9-10:30 a.m. at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, 7231 Mission Road, Prairie Village, Kansas. Mass of Christian Burial will at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery, Lenexa, KS.
Ella was born July 8, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. Ella was born at 28 weeks with a congenital heart defect. She was strong and feisty and grew from 2 pounds 5 ounces to 6 pounds 5 ounces in order to have a successful heart surgery. Ella was expected home for the first time in two weeks but passed suddenly from unknown causes. She touched the lives of many nurses, doctors, family and friends and truly taught her parents the meaning of unconditional love.
Ella is survived by: Kate and Ryan Pias, mother and father; brother Gus; grandparents Jim and Lynn Pias; and grandmother Cathie Cushen.