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John Frederick Ellis

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John Frederick Ellis

Birth
South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA
Death
12 Sep 1962 (aged 22)
Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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From the SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, August 13, 1962:

JOHN ELLIS, 22, SLAIN IN PIZZA SHOP FIGHT.

Hammond-A former South Bend resident, who managed a pizza restaurant in Hammond, was slain late Monday night in a gun battle with a would-be robber from Calumet City.

John Ellis, 22, father of three children. John is the son of John J. and Margaret Ellis, 1721 S. Magnolia St., South Bend. John was married to the former Doris Ann Jones, also of South Bend.

Detectives said Ellis, a South Bend Washington High School graduate, died of a bullet wound near the heart while en route to the hospital.

Surviving are his wife Doris, of Hammond; his parents, John and Margaret Ellis; his grandparents, Frank and Mary Barilich, of South Bend; a daughter, Hope; two sons, Jonny, and Dennis, all of Hammond; two sisters, Peggy, and Kathy, of South Bend.
From the SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, August 13, 1962:

JOHN ELLIS, 22, SLAIN IN PIZZA SHOP FIGHT.

Hammond-A former South Bend resident, who managed a pizza restaurant in Hammond, was slain late Monday night in a gun battle with a would-be robber from Calumet City.

John Ellis, 22, father of three children. John is the son of John J. and Margaret Ellis, 1721 S. Magnolia St., South Bend. John was married to the former Doris Ann Jones, also of South Bend.

Detectives said Ellis, a South Bend Washington High School graduate, died of a bullet wound near the heart while en route to the hospital.

Surviving are his wife Doris, of Hammond; his parents, John and Margaret Ellis; his grandparents, Frank and Mary Barilich, of South Bend; a daughter, Hope; two sons, Jonny, and Dennis, all of Hammond; two sisters, Peggy, and Kathy, of South Bend.


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  • Originally Created by: Mike
  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64669931/john_frederick-ellis: accessed ), memorial page for John Frederick Ellis (29 Jul 1940–12 Sep 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64669931, citing Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by bill3262 (contributor 48550421).