Ellen Searles

SEARLES, ELLEN MAE LODI-Ellen Mae Searles, 91, of Lodi, passed away March 16, 2014, at Good Samaritan in Lodi, after a brief illness. She was born October 19, 1922, in Lodi, the daughter of Irvin Searles and Mayme Schmiedlin Searles. Ellen was a lifelong Lodi resident, and a member of Prairie Valley Christian Center. She was a legal secretary and office manager at the Madison law firm of Tomlinson, Gillman & Travers until her retirement in 1988. Ellen was preceded in death by her sister, Catherine Searles Hanson, in 2012. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the PRAIRIE VALLEY CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH, 923 Development Drive, Lodi, with the Rev. Terry Wilson officiating. Burial is in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Lodi. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Hamre Gunderson Funeral & Cremation Care 157 S. Main Street (608)592-3201