Person talk:Pieter van Dorp (3)

research notes [6 April 2014]

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Ellen Rudy Van Dorp-Armstrong of Jacksonville, Ore., passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2010, at the Rogue Valley Medical Center, after struggling for several years with diabetic congestive heart failure. Ellen was born in Mijdrecht, Netherlands, on March 12, 1938, to Arie and Marie Korver. In 1954, the family emigrated to the U.S.A., and settled in El Monte, Calif., where she completed high school.

In 1958, Ellen married Hans Van Dorp, and they to moved to Sunland, Calif. They had three children,

Jeffrey, John "Jack" and Marie.

Several years later, Hans became afflicted with Lou Gehrig's disease. Ellen was his caregiver, and she joined the

Rosicrucian Order for spiritual support. She met Desmond Armstrong, a fellow Rosicrucian, who became a family friend. Before his death in 1978, Hans recommended that

Ellen should marry Desmond to help rear the three teenagers, which she did the following year.

After Ellen's children became adults, she attended Los Angeles Mission College, and achieved an associate's degree in sociology. She graduated in 1989, the same year that

Desmond retired from the California Institute of Technology. In 1990, they moved to Jacksonville, Ore., and became

involved in civic affairs. Ellen worked with Woody Hunter as news editor for the Jacksonville Review from 1991 to 2001. She enjoyed literature, music and crocheting.

Ellen is survived by her husband, Desmond; children, Jeffrey, John and Marie; brother, Leen, of Montague, Calif.; and

sister, Tineke, of McCloud, Calif.--henk 13:17, 6 April 2014 (UTC)