John Ely Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved John Ely of Fort Edward, New York, born in Cambridge, New York, who passed away at the age of 76, on July 15, 2020. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of John Ely to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Roscoe Ely and Marjorie Ely (Reid); his daughter Suzanne Murphy (Ely); his granddaughter Cora Lily Murphy; his brother Leonard Ely; his grandparents, Henry, Margaret Reid, S. Jay and Ethel Ely; and his parents-in-law, Robert and Marion Stokes.
He is survived by: his wife Gwen Stokes; his son Andrew Ely (Robin) of Mystic, CT; his son-in-law Kelly Murphy (Kelli) of Queensbury; his grandchildren, Aidan, Emily, Madison Ely, Rory, Kyan and Crosby Murphy; his stepgrandchildren, Connor, Morgan O'Toole, Breanna and Ares Chandler; his sister Lois Thurber; his aunts, Joyce Reid of Queensbury and Emma Ely of Hebron; and his siblings-in-law, Florence Ely of Hartford, Deborah Stokes of Kalamazoo, MI, Patricia Stokes Clarke (Michael) of Portage, MI and Robert Stokes (Mary Lou) of Hudsonville, MI. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial donations in John's memory can be made to First Presbyterian Church of Glens Falls c/o Scholarship Fund, 400 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801 or to South Glens Falls Marathon Dance, 6 Bluebird Road, South Glens Falls, NY 12803 or at SHMD.org.
