WASHINGTON — Ellen Drew, 87 of Washington, formerly of Mesa, Ariz., and Kingston, Mass., passed away Nov. 6, 2014, at Waldo County Hospital in Belfast after a long illness.

Ellen was born Jan. 24, 1927, in Chicago, Ill., to Carl and Alma Ouderkirk. She lived in Kingston for more than 40 years, working and raising her family there and was active in many town committees. In 1973, she opened a real estate company, Drew Associates, with her husband, John “Jack,” and later merged with Gallery 360 in Kingston. She retired from real estate in 1987, when she and Jack enjoyed the countryside and took trips across country in their motor home. After retirement they lived in Arizona during the winters and Massachusetts in the summers, until Jack's death in 1997. In 2012 she moved to Maine to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and John.

Ellen is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and her son, Gary. She is survived by her daughters, Cheryl (John) McKeary of Washington, and Nancy (Edward) Maczko of Denton, Texas; her grandchildren, Edward Maczko of Texas and Andrew Maczko of Arizona; her brother, Robert Ouderkirk; her sister, Mary Egloff; many nieces and nephews as well as many friends.

There will be no funeral services.

Letters of condolence may be addressed to Cheryl McKeary, 206 Old Union Road, Washington, ME 04574 or cmckeary@fairpoint.net; or Nancy Maczko at 9149 Gardenia, Denton, TX 76207 or shermancy2@yahoo.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Washington Ladies Guild, 37 Sprague Road, Washington, ME 04574 or Gibbs Library, P.O. Box 348, Washington, ME 04574.