Thomas "Tom" Roger Ellis

Thomas Roger "Tom" Ellis April 15, 1943 - October 25, 2021 East Wenatchee, Washington Thomas Roger Ellis, 78, a lifelong Wenatchee Valley Resident, passed away at home on Monday evening, October 25, 2021, following an extended illness. He was surrounded by his wife, Donna, son Kevin, grandsons Kyle, Kole and Kian, and Brother in-law Paul Hall. Tom was born on April 15, 1943, in Wenatchee to the late Norman and Lenora "Toots" (Thommas) Ellis. He was raised in Rock Island, attended elementary until attending Eastmont Jr High and Eastmont High School. He graduated with the class of 1961. Tom entered the Navy with his best friend Vaughn Hall. He was stationed on a Ship Maintenance Barge in Japan, later stationed in Seattle servicing ships. He was honorably discharged in 1966. While in the Seattle area, he joined I.B.E.W. Local 46 Apprenticeship to become a Journeyman Electrician and studied at Seattle Community College. For a brief time, he lived in the Mid-West, then returned to Rock Island and continued as a Journeyman Electrician for the I.B.E.W. Local 191 of Wenatchee. He also worked in the Area Dams and for numerous contractors, Tom went to work as an Electrician at ALCOA and retired after nearly 20 years. Tom had received his 54-year pin from the I.B.E.W. Tom married Donna G Hall and became Kevin's Dad on October 22, 1976, in East Wenatchee. They made their first home together in Rock Island, until moving in 1983 to their home in East Wenatchee. Their marriage united the Ellis (11 kids) and Hall (10 kids) Families both from the Rock Island Area - all who had grown up side by side each other and attended school, played sports, and worked in the areas orchards (let's say they had met lol). Tom enjoyed sports (especially baseball) his whole life and played baseball, football and wrestled for Eastmont High School. He also played American Legion ball and baseball in the US Navy while stationed in Japan and Southeast Asia and softball for the Rock Island Tavern. He was also a member of the Rock Island Jaycee's and coached Kevin's Babe Ruth team. Tom loved camping, boating and motorhome trips - especially with his three grandsons Kyle, Kole and Kian - and loved watching them in any activity or sport they played (baseball, football, wrestling, choir, and musical productions. Tom is survived by his wife of 45 years: Donna Ellis; his children: Kevin Davis, Elizabeth (Ellis) Koesterer, Linda Ellis-Theis, and Mary (Ellis) Burgstrum; his grandchildren: Kyle, Kole, and Kian Davis; Jamie (Chris) Brown and Connor (Ashley) Davis; Crystal (Glenn) Eanes; Devan (Mike) Nussbaumer and Niki Koesterer; his great-grandchildren - Ayada, Brynlee and Otto Brown; Everett Glenn; Adelyn and Kolten Nussbaumer; and 75 Nieces and Nephews. He is also survived by his siblings: Geraldine (Dick) Dahl, Carol Reilly, Judy Ellis, Suzie Ford, and Pete (Angie) Ellis and Sister in-laws Doris Ellis, Sue Ellis. He was preceded in death by his parents: Norman and Lenora "Toots" Ellis; brothers: Jim Ellis, Dick Ellis, Jay Ellis, Ronnie Ellis, and sister Sharon Moser and Brother in-laws Langley Reilly, Dale Moser. He was very excited by his name sakes birth coming in Nov 2021 Waylon Thomas Davis. A Celebration of Life will be held at "The Rock" Island Tavern Monday, November 1, 2021. You can pay your respects and socialize from 3:00-5:00 pm with the service starting at 5:00 pm. Bring a coat - it will be in the outdoor dining area! You are invited to view Tom's Online Tribute at www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com where you can share a memory. Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, East Wenatchee and Cashmere.