Mary Jane (Gore) Ellerman, 81, passed away March 10, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

Mary Jane has been cremated under the care and direction of the Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. No formal services will be held. A register book will be available at the funeral home. Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Croix Hospice. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.arensbergpruett.com.

Mary Jane was born on August 9, 1938, to Mitchell and Evelyn (Nottingham) Gore, in Atchison County.

She and William S. Ellerman were united in marriage on October 24, 1959, in Nortonville, Kansas. Mr. Ellerman preceded her in death on December 29, 2018.

Mary Jane graduated from Missouri Methodist Nursing School in 1959, and began her nursing career at the Atchison Hospital until she retired in 1990. She then worked as a Director of Nursing at Atchison Medicalodge, Country Care Nursing Home in Easton, Kansas, and Village Villa in Nortonville, Kansas until her final retirement to spend time with her family.

She is survived by three sons, William and Mary, Chester, VA; Thomas and Shannon, Atchison, KS; James and Julia, Lancaster, KS; and one daughter Jane and Jim Bartlett, Atchison, KS; six grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two sisters, Shirley Gore Ernzen, Atchison, KS and Virginia Gore Blackman, Klamath Falls, OR.

Mary Jane is preceded in death by her parents, Mitchell and Evelyn Gore, and her husband, William.