Ernest "Bub" Ellingwood

LEMINGTON, VT -- Mr. Ernest “Bub” Ellingwood, 81, of Lemington, Vt, passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at the Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster, NH, after a long period of failing health. He was was born on July 6, 1928, in Canaan, Vt., the only son of Edgar Ellingwood and Esther (Severy) Ellingwood. He graduated from Colebrook Academy in 1947. Bub will be remembered locally as a Main Street merchant in Colebrook, owning and operating Ellingwood’s Clothing Store for 27 years. For approximately 20 years he managed Colebrook Cable Television. He also worked for six years for the Forest Service in the Ocala National Forest in Florida. He enjoyed hunting, and his camp on Sims Hill. He was very proud of his long membership as a Mason and Past Master in Evening Star Lodge #37 in Colebrook, and he was also a member of Bektash Temple. He served as a selectman for the Town of Lemington, Vt. for a period of time, as well. Bub was a man who loved to help people. He also enjoyed time spent with his family, especially his four granddaughters who he adored. He is survived by his friend for the last several years, Frances Vitale, of Lemington, Vt.; his son, Reginald Ellingwood and wife Myra of Lemington, Vt.; two sisters, Gwen Cross and husband Herman of Island Pond, Vt., and June Rainville and companion Roland McKenzie of Colebrook, NH; his four granddaughters, Sharon Ellingwood and friend Nicholas Villa of North Stonington, Conn., Tricia Ellingwood of Gorham, NH, Beth Walter and husband, Jason, of Watford City, ND, and Jeannette Hook and husband, Daniel of Brunswick, Vt; five great-grandchildren; as well as many nieces and nephews. Mr. Ellingwood is preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Opal Merrill in 2004; and his former wife, Jeannette Ellingwood in 2008. Memorial calling hours will be on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, from 1-4 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook, NH. A private graveside service will be held in the spring at the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mr. Ellingwood’s memory may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Ernest "Bub" Ellingwood

July 6, 1928 - March 21, 2010