LEWISTON – Kathleen Ellis, 72, of Eustis, passed away Sunday, March 25, at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

She was born June 18, 1934, to Kirk and Nellie Targett of Flagstaff. She attended Flagstaff and Stratton schools, and married Herman Ellis in 1952.

She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Herman Ellis; three sons, Herman, Andrew and Noel; four daughters, Greta, Meredith, Marjorie and Nellie; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Nancy Copp.