Ellen Louise Gelzleichter Obituary

Name: Visitation
Start: 2021-12-03T20:00:00
End: 2021-12-03T23:00:00
Location: Baird-Freeman Funeral Home

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Ellen Louise Gelzleichter of Portland, Indiana, who passed away at the age of 85, on November 27, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Donald Crouse and Martha Crouse (Abbott); her husband Fred Gelzleichter; her daughter Michele Gelzleichter of Sunbury; her sister Sue Paxson of Noblesville; her sisters-in-law, Mary Rose Landess of Portland and Mary Crouse of Portland; and her brothers, Melvin and Jim Crouse.

Memorials can be made to American Kidney Foundation, Midwest Pet Refuge or PETA.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Baird-Freeman Funeral Home

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December 3, 2021

Phil Frantz wrote a sympathy message

“Dear Michele, We want to express our deepest sympathy on the passing of your sweet Mother. I enjoyed my years with her at East Elementary and your Dad's Cream Puffs at the Christmas breakfasts! God Bless you. Sincerely, Linda and Phil Frantz”

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221 N S Meridian St, Portland, IN 47371

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