Ellsworth J. Page, 84, lifetime Lexington resident, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at the Plum Creek Care Center in Lexington. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 10, at First United Methodist Church in Lexington with Reverend Todd Karges officiating. Mason rites by Thistle Lodge No. 61 will also be held at the church. Burial with military honors will be in the Greenwood Cemetery at Lexington.
Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m., Sunday, April 9, at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington, which is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include three daughters, Nan Page-McCoy (Kirk) of Seward, Mary Jo Page of Lexington, and Cynthia Page of Omaha; two brothers, Rodney (Donna) Page of Hastings, and William Page of Johnson Lake; one sister, Harriet Becker of Cozad; one grandson, Samuel Ellsworth Page of Seward; along with nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Mildred in 1969; his second wife, Dora in 1998; daughter, Karen Ruth; sister, Olive Belle; sister-in-law, Norma; brothers-in-law, John Grimes, John Becker and Robert Yates; and other relatives.
Ellsworth was born Feb. 3, 1922, at Lexington, to Garnett and Frankie (Gregory) Page. He grew up at Lexington, where he attended school and graduated from Lexington High School with the class of 1940. He then served his country in the United States Army during World War II from Sept. 17, 1942, to Oct. 19, 1945. He was honorably discharged after serving in the European Theater.
On Sept. 11, 1949, he married Mildred Yates. This union was blessed with four daughters: Nancy, Mary Jo, Karen Ruth and Cynthia. Karen Ruth died in infancy. Mildred preceded him in death in 1969.
On Sept. 4, 1982, he then married Dora Linke at Eustis. She also preceded him in death in July of 1998. He farmed and raised livestock, a vocation he held near and dear to his heart. He never considered this his job, but his life's love.
Ellsworth was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a 50-year member of the American Legion, the VFW, as well as Masonic Thistle Lodge #61, Lexington, the Scottish Rite and Tehama Shrine.
He loved being with his family, especially his grandson, Sam. He enjoyed fishing, reading, never stopped learning, and his love for his country found him exercising his right to vote at every election. He never missed voting.
Memorials are suggested to the Shrine Transportation Fund or Nebraska Children's Home.Obituary from the Lexington Clipper-Herald
