Ellen S. Johns, Order of Eastern Star member

Ellen S. Johns, 55, of Route 155, passed away unexpectedly Saturday (Sep. 14, 2013) in Cole Mem. Hospital, Coudersport.

    

Born December 3, 1957, in Chambersburg, PA, she was a daughter of John D. and Joyce A. Foreman Malone.  On Sept. 29, 1990, in St. Thomas, PA, she married William D. Johns, Jr., who survives.
    

Mrs. Johns was a graduate of James Buchanan High School, St. Thomas, PA, Class of 1975, and a graduate of Millersville State University, Millers-ville, PA, Class of 1979.
    

Ellen had worked as an English as a Second Language teacher for the Bradford School District.
    

Mrs. Johns was a member of the Gethsemane Lutheran Church of Port Allegany, where she was a longtime Sunday school teacher and member of the WELCA. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Perry Chapter of Perry County, PA; and loved to play bridge and was a member of several local bridge clubs.
    

Surviving in addition to her parents, John and Joyce Malone of Chambersburg, and husband William, are a son, William J. Johns of Port Allegany; a daughter, Emily A. Johns of Port Allegany; two brothers, Philip (Sandy) Malone of St. Thomas, PA, and Thad (Sharon) Malone of Carlisle, PA; and several nieces and nephews.
    

She was preceded in death by a son, Albert W. Johns.
    

Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday in the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany.  A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 18, 2013) in Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Port Allegany, with Rev. Lawrence Scofield, officiating. Burial will be in Portage Valley Cemetery, Wrights.
      

Memorials can be made to the Gethsemane Lutheran Church or the S.W. Smith Library.