Scott Ellingson

Born 12/31/1941 in Decorah, Iowa to Iris May Taylor and Donald Claire Ellingson, Scott was a member of Rock Island High School’s class of 1959. Serving as a Fire Control Technician in the Navy from 1/14/1959 until 12/13/1962, he was a member of the crew that commissioned the USS Lawrence DDG – 4 during the Great Lakes, Daisy voyages and was part of the blockade during the Cuban missile crisis. Upon his discharge, he became a Pattern Maker working for various Pattern Shops in the Quad Cities area and on 7/15/1967 he married Sandra L Rettig. Moving to the Denver metro area in 1986 Scott shifted from manufacture to heating and air-conditioning working for Swedish Medical Center 17 years before retiring at the beginning of 2005. Together 51 years, Scott and Sandy have 3 children, Kathy Sue Rhodes residing in Council Bluffs, IA, Kristi Lynn Ellingson and Jeffrey Scott Ellingson both residing in Denver, CO. They have 8 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, their children, and grandchildren. Scott loved the Chicago Bears and sometimes the Denver Broncos, almost as much as he loved building and racing cars at any race track he could find. He passed just 10 days prior to his 76th birthday on 12/21/2017 after battling Pancreatic Cancer for over 6 months and is now pain-free resting peacefully. For condolences please donate to the American Cancer Society or your charity of choice.