Ellen I. McArthur

Ellen McArthur (91), wife of Lester McArthur both longtime Kane and Ludlow resident passed away in Englewood, FL Sept. 4, 2016. Ellen was born on June 1, 1925, a daughter of Rex and Roxie Carpenter of Townville, PA. Ellen and Les met at her 1946 college graduation, from Indiana State Teachers College (today's IUP) and were married June 11, 1947, to begin the era of Les and Ellen. Mrs. McArthur was a Home Economics teacher at Kane Area High School for over 30 years. The number of young people that she fostered in this role is in the thousands. Ellen and Lester spent 40 years together and were very active in numerous organizations in Ludlow and Kane area. Ellen was part of the Ludlow American Legion Auxiliary, Girl Scouts, FHA, Four Fold, Kane Presbyterian Church, Kane Country Club and a long list of other community focused clubs, charities and social organizations; hosting uncountable numbers of meetings, parties and dinners, as well as her teaching career. Ellen and Lester were both foster parents and hosts for foreign exchange students that came to Kane. Both of them remained very close to their foreign exchange student daughter Dr. Anke Putzka of Germany and traveled frequently to visit her here in the U.S. when Anke participated as part of joint German Aerospace Center at NASA as well as numerous trips to Germany. Ellen and Lester traveled extensively until Lester's passing in 1988, shortly after their move to Englewood Fl. Ellen has spent over 25 years wanting to be reunited with Lester, whom she missed greatly. She is survived by Anke Putzka of Celle, Germany and nieces and nephews: Lonna Hudson of Moundsville, WV, Larry Carpenter of Englewood, FL, Lola Pringle of Winchester, VA and James Tanner of Elkins, WV, Debbie Tanner-Jacobs of Austin, TX, Andrea Mayo of Erie, PA, Ed Wright of Bradford, PA Pam Wright and Linda Gilmore of Kane, PA and Bill McArthur and Larry McArthur of Onalaska, WI. Ellen will be interred at a family service, at Gibbs Hill Cemetery in Ludlow, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at 1:30, followed by a memorial reception at the Kane Country Club from 3:00-5:00, Friday Sept. 16, 2016. Englewood Community Funeral Home with Private Crematory has been selected to handle arrangments. You may share a memory with the family at www.englewoodfh.com.