Ellen H. Tishman Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Ellen H. Tishman (Churchville, Virginia), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia, who passed away on April 20, 2022 at the age of 81. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Ellen H. Tishman to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Gilmer and Audrey Hiner Hevener; her husband Harry F. Tishman of Richmond; her sister Mary Katherine Blake (Katie); her aunts, Eva and Rachel Klinkhamer; her uncle Walter Carper; her cousins, Patricia Ann Klinkhamer and Linda Klinkhamer Mackall; and her nephew John Christopher Blake.
She is survived by: her children, Terri T. Tishman (John Layman) of Riner and Phillip John Tishman of Roanoke; her grandchildren, Max Montgomery Layman, Dexter Gilmer Layman, Hayleigh Ellen Tishman and Harriet Josephine Tishman; her siblings, Johnnie Grace Johnson (Ronald) of Franklin County, VA and Marvin G. Hevener (Patricia Garst) of Spartanburg; her cousins, Sandra Carper Jones (Linwood) and Dick Carper; her nieces and nephews, Tanya Johnson Hoy (Brian), Rebecca Johnson Baunsgard (Andrew), Chuck Blake (Sherri), Andrew Hevener (Brooke) and David Hevener; and her great-nephews, Nicholas, Eric, Ian Hoy, Gavin and Rory Baunsgard.
It was Ellen's desire to donate her body for science to the state.
