ELLSWORTH, JOSEPH FRANCIS JR PVT US MARINE CORPS VIETNAM DATE OF BIRTH: 10/24/1948 DATE OF DEATH: 02/18/2011 BURIED AT: SECTION H-6 ROW 5 SITE 10 ROCKY GAP VETERANS CEMETERY
— BALTIMORE,MARYLAND -- Joseph F. Ellsworth Jr., 62, passed away on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011.
Born Aug. 24, 1948, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Joseph F. Ellsworth Sr. and Helen VanHorn. He was also preceded in death by one grandson, Charles Kitts.
Mr. Ellsworth worked for PTI as a van driver. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America. Joe enjoyed football, basketball, baseball and car racing. His favorite driver was Dale Earnhardt Sr.
Surviving are his wife, Mary D. Ellsworth; daughter, Christeen Whitehouse and husband Richard, of Baltimore County; son, Michael Ellsworth, of Cumberland; stepdaughter, Nina Kitts; grandchildren, Krystal Smith, Theresa Kitts, Ashley Kitts Christina Kitts, Ravyn Kitts, Dustin Whitehouse, Abigail Whitehouse and Zoey Ellsworth; two great-granddaughters; one great-grandson and sister, Frances Beaver, of Washington.
Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, P.A., 108 Virginia Ave., Cumberland, (www.scarpellifuneralhomes.com) on Wednesday from noon to 1:45 p.m.
Committal services will be conducted at the Maryland State Veterans Cemetery Chapel, Rocky Gap, Flintstone, on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Alfred Deas Jr. officiating.
Military honors will be accorded by the Veterans of Vietnam Chapter 172.
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