She was born May 31, 1925, in Wuppertal, Germany, the daughter of the late Philip and Helene (Winter) Schuck. In1959, she married Robert Ellerbrock, who preceded her in death on September 2, 1987.
Mrs. Ellerbrock was an employee of the former Aeroquip Corporation, from which she retired after 25 years of service. She attended Calvary Evangelical Church and was a member of the Van Wert Woman’s Club, Van Wert County Hospital Twig I group and the Ohio Republican Party. In 1990, she started the Aeroquip Retired Ladies Club and she was also a member of the Women’s German Club and served on the YWCA Adult Committee.
Survivors include a daughter, Sonja (Jeff) Heistan of Lima; three granddaughters, Amber, Paige and Kinsey Heistan; her stepmother, Margaret Schuck of Germany; and two half-brothers, Manfred and Hans Rolf-Schuck of Germany.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 1, at Brickner Funeral Home in Van Wert, with the Rev. Paul W. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials: American Cancer Society.
