Ellen Baken

November 30, 1944 - August 6, 2024

Ellen was born November 30th, 1944, in St Catherine's Hospital in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Her parents, Frank and Eleanor Slemensky, preceded her in death as well as one sister, Marilyn Merrit, and two husbands. Ellen married Russell Baken on December 7, 1963, they had one daughter together in 1964, Kathleen Baken-Barney. Ellen and her husband Russell moved to Alaska in 1972, where they lived together until his death in 1991. In 1993, Ellen met Tommy Copelin, his two sons John and Chad Copelin. Ellen and Tom were together until Tom's death in 2018. Ellen is survived by her sister Bernice (Jay) Serpe, her daughter Kathleen (David) Barney, Stepdaughter Helene (Oscar) DeLeon, stepsons John (Heather)Copelin and Chad Copelin Her grandchildren Russell Barney and Danielle Reese, Nicholas DeLeon, Amanda DeLeon, Saige, Colton, Kimber, Victor, Chad, and Memory Copelin. In addition, four great grandchildren. Ellen was a Master Gardener and enjoyed gardening, reading and walking her faithful dog Tuffi. Ellen was a courageous woman, she fought two separate battles with cancer and won but developed pulmonary fibrosis. She lost the battle with pulmonary fibrosis on August 6th, 2024. She passed in her beautiful Lake home surrounded by her loved ones.

She will be dearly missed.