February 01, 1919 – August 22, 2019
Clarisa Maud Clements Ellsworth was born February 01, 1919 to parents Michael Thomas & Lavinia Clements of Wild Cove, Canada Bay, NL. She lived In that village until she was nine (9) years of age at which time she relocated To Canada Harbour to start a career in house keeping. At twelve (12) years of age she moved to Gray Island to do house keeping for a resident family , in 1933 she relocated to the town of Englee to do housekeeping for the owner of John Reeves Ltd. While at and during her stay in that community she met the love of her life (Patrick Stephen Ellsworth, deceased) and on November 23, 1935 these two were joined together in marriage and moved to Roddickton to take up permanent residence in that community. She was blessed with 9 children, 4 sons, and 5 daughters, she at that time took on and dedicated herself to a full time live in mom. On September of 2015 at the age of 96 yrs she was admitted to the Grenfell Hospital in St. Anthony and on March of 2016 she took up residence at the John Gray long term care center where she remained until she passed peacefully into the presence of the Lord whom she loved and served she will be forever remembered and sadly missed by her family & friends. She leaves to mourn sons: Ronald (Hazel) Reginald, Myer (Denise), Colin (Lorinda), daughters: Josephine, Sadie (Roy), Joan & Sheila, 25 grand children, 47 great grand children, and 12 great great grand children. Visitation was held from the Calvary Pentecostal Temple in Roddickton. The funeral was held on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 2:00 pm with Pastor Angel officiating. Interment followed. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral Director.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of ELLSWORTH CLARISA MAUDE..
Kerry M. Fillatre’s funeral home
Death notice for the town of: Roddickton, Province: T-N