Reverend Ellen Mighells Deuel November 2, 1932 - July 19, 2016
Ramona - Reverend Ellen Mighells Deuel, deacon, genealogist and beloved companion, died of cancer in the early morning hours of July 19, 2016, aged 83. She was born November 2, 1932.Ellen attended Elmwood School in Buffalo, Brentwood Town and Country Day School in Hollywood, Westlake School for Girls in Santa Monica, the Northampton School for Girls and then at Daycroft School in Stamford, class of 1950.
Ellen continued her education at Mount Holyoke College (Class of '54) and the Pratt Institute where she studied advertising.In her early years, she was most fond of time spent fishing with her grandfather, Albert Phinney, at the family home, Beechwood, in Cape Vincent, NY, and very proud of her formal "debut" presentation at Buffalo's Twentieth Century Club.
Before Ellen's marriage to Starr A. Deuel in 1961, she enjoyed travel, spear fishing, and professional photography. It was during these years that she started her career in drafting at Kett Engineering and Amtec Engineering, consulting engineering firms.
During her years with Starr, Ellen was an active member of three Masonic-affiliated organizations and served as an officer in the Yosemite Chapter of the White Shrine, Electa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was Worthy Matron of the Amaranth. Following Starr's death in 1976, she served as President of the Sisters of Hiram.Ellen joined the Santa Ana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1962. She served as Major Hugh Moss Chapter Regent from 1974 through 1978, and ultimately as California State Regent from 1988 through 1990.
Her many social endeavors and positions also included: President of the Stanislaus County Genealogical Society; Archivist for the Josephine County Historical Society; member of the International Genealogical Research Foundation; Regent of Alta California Chapter Magna Carta Dames; Chapter Regent of the Philip Fowler Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists; member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in California; member of Kiwanis Ramona.Throughout her life,
Ellen was a woman of faith. Confirmed in the Episcopal Church in 1950 she later became an Associate of the Society of the Transfiguration, Cincinnati. Then following the tragic auto accident which ended her professional career, Ellen reinvested herself in religious studies. In 1991 she was recommended as a postulant for the Ordained Ministry by the Vestry and Priest of St. Dunstan's Church in Modesto, California. The Bishop transferred her to St. Francis Church in Turlock where she was ordained to the Diaconate and continued serving until relocating to St. Mary's-in-the-Valley in 2000. She formally retired in 2010.
She is survived by her son, Starr Gregory Deuel; his wife, Christina; and their sons, Mighells and Sean.
Published in the Ramona Sentinel on Aug. 11, 2016
Ramona - Reverend Ellen Mighells Deuel, deacon, genealogist and beloved companion, died of cancer in the early morning hours of July 19, 2016, aged 83. She was born November 2, 1932.Ellen attended Elmwood School in Buffalo, Brentwood Town and Country Day School in Hollywood, Westlake School for Girls in Santa Monica, the Northampton School for Girls and then at Daycroft School in Stamford, class of 1950.
Ellen continued her education at Mount Holyoke College (Class of '54) and the Pratt Institute where she studied advertising.In her early years, she was most fond of time spent fishing with her grandfather, Albert Phinney, at the family home, Beechwood, in Cape Vincent, NY, and very proud of her formal "debut" presentation at Buffalo's Twentieth Century Club.
Before Ellen's marriage to Starr A. Deuel in 1961, she enjoyed travel, spear fishing, and professional photography. It was during these years that she started her career in drafting at Kett Engineering and Amtec Engineering, consulting engineering firms.
During her years with Starr, Ellen was an active member of three Masonic-affiliated organizations and served as an officer in the Yosemite Chapter of the White Shrine, Electa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was Worthy Matron of the Amaranth. Following Starr's death in 1976, she served as President of the Sisters of Hiram.Ellen joined the Santa Ana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1962. She served as Major Hugh Moss Chapter Regent from 1974 through 1978, and ultimately as California State Regent from 1988 through 1990.
Her many social endeavors and positions also included: President of the Stanislaus County Genealogical Society; Archivist for the Josephine County Historical Society; member of the International Genealogical Research Foundation; Regent of Alta California Chapter Magna Carta Dames; Chapter Regent of the Philip Fowler Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists; member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in California; member of Kiwanis Ramona.Throughout her life,
Ellen was a woman of faith. Confirmed in the Episcopal Church in 1950 she later became an Associate of the Society of the Transfiguration, Cincinnati. Then following the tragic auto accident which ended her professional career, Ellen reinvested herself in religious studies. In 1991 she was recommended as a postulant for the Ordained Ministry by the Vestry and Priest of St. Dunstan's Church in Modesto, California. The Bishop transferred her to St. Francis Church in Turlock where she was ordained to the Diaconate and continued serving until relocating to St. Mary's-in-the-Valley in 2000. She formally retired in 2010.
She is survived by her son, Starr Gregory Deuel; his wife, Christina; and their sons, Mighells and Sean.
Published in the Ramona Sentinel on Aug. 11, 2016
Reverend Ellen Mighells Deuel November 2, 1932 - July 19, 2016
Ramona - Reverend Ellen Mighells Deuel, deacon, genealogist and beloved companion, died of cancer in the early morning hours of July 19, 2016, aged 83. She was born November 2, 1932.Ellen attended Elmwood School in Buffalo, Brentwood Town and Country Day School in Hollywood, Westlake School for Girls in Santa Monica, the Northampton School for Girls and then at Daycroft School in Stamford, class of 1950.
Ellen continued her education at Mount Holyoke College (Class of '54) and the Pratt Institute where she studied advertising.In her early years, she was most fond of time spent fishing with her grandfather, Albert Phinney, at the family home, Beechwood, in Cape Vincent, NY, and very proud of her formal "debut" presentation at Buffalo's Twentieth Century Club.
Before Ellen's marriage to Starr A. Deuel in 1961, she enjoyed travel, spear fishing, and professional photography. It was during these years that she started her career in drafting at Kett Engineering and Amtec Engineering, consulting engineering firms.
During her years with Starr, Ellen was an active member of three Masonic-affiliated organizations and served as an officer in the Yosemite Chapter of the White Shrine, Electa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was Worthy Matron of the Amaranth. Following Starr's death in 1976, she served as President of the Sisters of Hiram.Ellen joined the Santa Ana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1962. She served as Major Hugh Moss Chapter Regent from 1974 through 1978, and ultimately as California State Regent from 1988 through 1990.
Her many social endeavors and positions also included: President of the Stanislaus County Genealogical Society; Archivist for the Josephine County Historical Society; member of the International Genealogical Research Foundation; Regent of Alta California Chapter Magna Carta Dames; Chapter Regent of the Philip Fowler Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists; member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in California; member of Kiwanis Ramona.Throughout her life,
Ellen was a woman of faith. Confirmed in the Episcopal Church in 1950 she later became an Associate of the Society of the Transfiguration, Cincinnati. Then following the tragic auto accident which ended her professional career, Ellen reinvested herself in religious studies. In 1991 she was recommended as a postulant for the Ordained Ministry by the Vestry and Priest of St. Dunstan's Church in Modesto, California. The Bishop transferred her to St. Francis Church in Turlock where she was ordained to the Diaconate and continued serving until relocating to St. Mary's-in-the-Valley in 2000. She formally retired in 2010.
She is survived by her son, Starr Gregory Deuel; his wife, Christina; and their sons, Mighells and Sean.
Published in the Ramona Sentinel on Aug. 11, 2016
Ramona - Reverend Ellen Mighells Deuel, deacon, genealogist and beloved companion, died of cancer in the early morning hours of July 19, 2016, aged 83. She was born November 2, 1932.Ellen attended Elmwood School in Buffalo, Brentwood Town and Country Day School in Hollywood, Westlake School for Girls in Santa Monica, the Northampton School for Girls and then at Daycroft School in Stamford, class of 1950.
Ellen continued her education at Mount Holyoke College (Class of '54) and the Pratt Institute where she studied advertising.In her early years, she was most fond of time spent fishing with her grandfather, Albert Phinney, at the family home, Beechwood, in Cape Vincent, NY, and very proud of her formal "debut" presentation at Buffalo's Twentieth Century Club.
Before Ellen's marriage to Starr A. Deuel in 1961, she enjoyed travel, spear fishing, and professional photography. It was during these years that she started her career in drafting at Kett Engineering and Amtec Engineering, consulting engineering firms.
During her years with Starr, Ellen was an active member of three Masonic-affiliated organizations and served as an officer in the Yosemite Chapter of the White Shrine, Electa Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was Worthy Matron of the Amaranth. Following Starr's death in 1976, she served as President of the Sisters of Hiram.Ellen joined the Santa Ana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1962. She served as Major Hugh Moss Chapter Regent from 1974 through 1978, and ultimately as California State Regent from 1988 through 1990.
Her many social endeavors and positions also included: President of the Stanislaus County Genealogical Society; Archivist for the Josephine County Historical Society; member of the International Genealogical Research Foundation; Regent of Alta California Chapter Magna Carta Dames; Chapter Regent of the Philip Fowler Chapter, Daughters of the American Colonists; member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in California; member of Kiwanis Ramona.Throughout her life,
Ellen was a woman of faith. Confirmed in the Episcopal Church in 1950 she later became an Associate of the Society of the Transfiguration, Cincinnati. Then following the tragic auto accident which ended her professional career, Ellen reinvested herself in religious studies. In 1991 she was recommended as a postulant for the Ordained Ministry by the Vestry and Priest of St. Dunstan's Church in Modesto, California. The Bishop transferred her to St. Francis Church in Turlock where she was ordained to the Diaconate and continued serving until relocating to St. Mary's-in-the-Valley in 2000. She formally retired in 2010.
She is survived by her son, Starr Gregory Deuel; his wife, Christina; and their sons, Mighells and Sean.
Published in the Ramona Sentinel on Aug. 11, 2016
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