Ellen Anne Falk
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Ellen Anne (Hilkemeier) Falk age 79, passed away peacefully, June 23, 2022 in Gettysburg.
Born March 1st, 1943 in Philadelphia PA. She was a 1960 Graduate of Hempfield High School, Lancaster County, PA. She was a 1964 graduate of Elizabethtown College. After college she worked as the director of social work at the Lancaster General Hospital then later the Polyclinic Hospital in Harrisburg, PA for several years. She was then employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare as an Income Maintenance Caseworker. Her career with the Commonwealth spanned three counties (Dauphin, Cumberland, Adams) and she retired in 2003 after 21 years of exemplary service. She married the love of her life Charles "Chip" Falk on October 8, 1977, and in the first first years of their marriage they were the care takers of the John Harris Mansion in Harrisburg.
Ellen was a woman of deep Christian faith, and was a member of The Cashtown/McKnightstown Charge of the United Church of Christ. She loved being a preacher's wife and was very active in the life of the church.
She is preceded in death by both of her parents and her beloved husband of 26 years, Rev. Charles E. Falk, Jr (d. 2004). She is survived by her only child, son Frederick C. H. Falk, his wife Lisa (Schroyer) Falk, and their children Charles E. "Chip" Falk (7) and Charlotte E. "Charli" Falk (5) and many cousins, friends, and "adopted" sons and daughters.
Funeral services will be held Friday July 1st, 2022 at Trinity United Church of Christ in Cashtown, PA at 1 PM. A viewing will be held at the church one hour before the service. Internment will be held at Flohrs Church Cemetery. Flowers will be received at the church and donations may be made to The Cashtown/Mcknightown Charge of the United Church of Christ or National Public Radio in her name. Online obituary and condolences available at monahanfuneralhome.com.