Elouise ‘Ms. Ellie’ Rouhier

Elouise ‘Ms. Ellie’ Rouhier

April 24, 1939 - Dec. 25, 2007

MONTROSE —  Ellie Rouhier, 68, passed away at home surrounded by family on Christmas day.

Ellie was born to Chesley and Ruth Huddleston in Alburquerque, N.M. on April 24, 1939. She spent her childhood in Farmington, N.M. and attended school in Bloomfield, N.M. Throughout her lifetime she also lived in Albuquerque, southern California, Oregon, Washington and Colorado.

She married Dave Anderson in Farmington and to this union had three children, David, Connie and Adriana. Later she met and married Ronald Vetkos who was in the Navy. The family moved to Medford, Ore. and to this union Shelly was born.   After a time, she met and married Jim Rouhier in Medford on Sept. 30, 1967 and they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary earlier this year.

Ms. Ellie was a cosmetologist and devoted her life to this. Her endeavors included teaching in a beauty college in Montrose, Colo. and in Rio Rancho, N.M. She also had a beauty shop in Montrose. She was the director of the cosmetology program at the University of New Mexico in Gallup, N.M. for nine years before she retired to Montrose in 2003.

Ellie loved her family and will be deeply missed by all the lives she has touched.

Her hobbies included fishing, traveling, camping and gambling. She was also a member of the Woman’s Bowling Association and served as an officer for several years.

Survivors include her husband, Jim Rouhier of Montrose, Colo.; seven children, John Rouhier and wife Carla of Central Point, Ore., David Anderson of Montrose, Tim Rouhier and wife Sandy of Medford, Ore., Connie Anderson of Olathe, Colo., Adriana Montoya and husband Tony of Taos, N.M., Terri Holman and husband Dee of Montrose, and Shelly (Vetkos) Darling and husband Chris of Delta, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial service will be held at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made in Memory of Ellie Rouhier to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 1804, Montrose, CO 81402.

Arrangements are being handled by Crippin Funeral Home in Montrose, 970-249-2121.