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 Oak Ridge High School Class of 1966 - Latest News 12-09-2009 - Father of Donna Ellingson Loftis 1966 Robert Donal Ellingson Share:ShareThis Print Comment Back Home Robert Donal Ellingson Longtime First Christian Church member -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted Posted Dec 07, 2009 @ 07:56 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Robert Donal Ellingson, an Oak Ridge pioneer, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at the age of 88. He was born in St. Anthony, Idaho, on June 21, 1921, and was preceded in death by his father, Ernest W. Ellingson and mother, Esther Groenig Ellingson. He was a member of First Christian Church of Oak Ridge and served as a Moderator and Elder Emeritus. He also served on the State Board of Christian Churches and the Board of Christmount in North Carolina. He received his early education in the Rexburg, Idaho, Public Schools and was valedictorian of his graduating class at Madison High School. He went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Idaho and was an esteemed member of the Phi Eta Sigma honor society. He came to Oak Ridge in June of 1943 and was the 529th employee of Clinton Engineer Works of Tennessee Eastman Corporation. He retired in 1984 as the Department Superintendent of the Assembly Division of the Y-12 Plant. After retirement, he and his wife enjoyed traveling all over the world. He was a leader in the community, serving as a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Elks Club, AAUW, and the 43 Club. He also enjoyed serving on the Board of the Clinch Valley Home Health Care, the Board of Senior Citizens, and the Board of the Children's Museum. He was an active volunteer docent at the American Museum of Science and Energy as well. Per his wishes, Mr. Ellingson donated his body to Vanderbilt Medical School. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Evelyn Martin Ellingson; his sister, Carolyn Ellingson Petersen and husband, Herb, of Sunnyvale, Calif.; his daughters, Missy Bowen of Oak Ridge and Donna Loftis and husband, Don, of Albuquerque, N.M.; grandchildren, Ashley Bowen of Oak Ridge, Amy Kirchoff of Tucson, Ariz., and Rob Loftis of Albuquerque; and two great-grandchildren, Robert Loftis of Albuquerque and Evelyn Kirchoff of Tucson. He is also survived by his good friend, Virgil Haynes, who came to Oak Ridge with him in 1943 and has resided there since. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at First Christian Church of Oak Ridge with the Rev. Michael Fetty and the Rev. Jesse Bradshaw officiating. The family requests that memorials in lieu of flowers be made to the First Christian Church Memorial Fund, 100 Gum Hollow Road, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. The family will receive friends at the church following the memorial service on Wednesday. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2009 GateHouse Media, Inc. Some Rights Reserved. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted.  Return to Latest News |
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