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Ellen St. Sure

Brewster, MA, USA

January 11, 1929 - July 8, 2019

Jan 11, 1929 - Jul 8, 2019

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Ellen St. Sure died on the morning of July 8th, 2019. She was born in Oakland, California, graduated from Bennington College, served as the editor of the Hudson Review, raised a family and worked as a journalist for the Jerusalem Post in Israel, before returning to the San Francisco Bay area with her three children, obtaining a PhD in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and later becoming an adjunct professor of English there and at Stanford University.

For the past two decades Ellen lived in Brewster, Massachusetts, where she served as the resident town archivist and avidly performed historical research, producing numerous manuscripts and presentations, including historical essays in the Brewster Town Warrant as well as a book and exhibition of paintings by the 19th century itinerant portrait artist Giddings H. Ballou.

Ellen’s broad range of creative interests included working in her unique and lovely garden and cultivating powerful relationships with her family and those she loved dearly, generously supporting and encouraging them to pursue their dreams.

She is survived by three children, Dor, Noa, and Pico, seven grandchildren, Caleb, Allegra, Zeno, Pico, Tyler, Jonah, and Milo, and one remarkably great grandchild, Levi, as well as her beloved nieces, Ellen and Laura, the daughters of her dearly departed only sister Beth.

Donations on Ellen St. Sure’s behalf may be sent to the Brewster Historical Society (through the link on this page) and/or any charity of your choice.

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