Ellen C. Morehouse

Ellen C. Morehouse of Binghamton   Our beloved mother, Ellen C. Morehouse, 93, passed away Friday, March 23, 2012. Ellen raised her children in Upper Lisle, NY and later moved to Greene, NY where she resided at the Greene Apartments. Ellen is remembered by all as a giving, caring and loving person and, most especially by her children, as a loving, caring spiritual teacher and leader in their everyday lives. She will be sorely missed by her children and all that knew her.  Ellen worked for many years at CS Wilson Hospital as a Nurse's Aide. She found great joy and fulfillment in helping others during their time of pain and suffering. Ellen is survived by her children, Philip R Morehouse of Mineral Springs, NC, Patricia M and Henry Schwenk of Fletcher, NC, Carl R and Maryln Morehouse of Washington, DC and Frances and Douglas Stanton of Endicott, NY, treasured grandchildren, Anne and Christopher Blood, Cape Coral, Florida, Alicia and Daren Brown, Cape Coral, Florida and Brian R and Melissa Morehouse, Harrisburg, NC, Wendy, Rusty, Jeffrey and Jennifer Morehouse, Bill, Paul and Chris Schwenk, Michele and Charlie Craparo and Melissa and Josh Williams, great grandchildren, Hayden Brown, Tyler Morehouse, Brandon Morehouse, Chris Morehouse, Elijah, Austin and Zackary Williams, Christian, William and Lilly Craparo. Funeral services will be private. Ellen will be interred in the Upper Lisle Cemetery. To forward condolences please visit www.demunnfh.com. 3/24/12 Eulogy to Ellen C Morehouse: Our mother, was, and still is, in our minds, the most impressive woman in our world – past and present. She taught us not only our “Life’s Skills” but more importantly, she taught us more about understanding and loving people than any physic course could ever have taught us. She always led by example, of which I have yet to find an equal. Through personal and physical pain, great stress and overwhelming disappointment, she never swore, became negative or felt sorry for herself – somehow she always saw the silver lining, in all things; people and situations. She looked for and remembered the best things about anyone or anything. She spoke no evil about anyone, only words of kindness and understanding came out of her mouth. She prayed and hoped for great things for all of us, always delighting in our successes and finding the positive in our failures. She was, always, patient with us to a fault. She would tell us that there was always tomorrow, and, that she was sure that it would all work out in the end for good. Other times she would tell us to look for the rainbow in all things, that tomorrow it would all work out. Thus the seed for being positive and thinking the best of everyone was sown within our nature. Mom was perhaps one of the first “spin doctors” I had ever known. She was so good at putting a positive spin on things, that it took me years before I realized how really poor, we were. But for us, we were rich in happiness and love beyond anything we could imagine. Material riches were not a part of whom or what we were all about, mom taught us. If the nature of a man was to be measured by what he had and not for whom he was inside, then that man was poorer than we were, in the eyes of God. From that lesson, we learned the value of character - that it was not a measure of wealth, as such, but the good a person does out of his/her heart for others. From this, the seed was planted, that, the blessings in serving others was so much greater than any monetary wealth, for by serving others, we were laying up riches in heaven. Having living life in this manner, mom is now rich beyond her greatest imagination and is no doubt giving it away to those in heaven, and, being all the happier for making others even happier. So it is, on this day, that we have gathered here to bid our mother good bye, for now, as we all know, that in a twinkling of an eye, we who have been found to be righteous, in the eyes of God, will all soon be joining her. In the meantime we have a treasure of memories that will keep her alive in our minds and in our lives. Mom, we love you more than words can say, and, will miss you, until we see you again. We, your family, rejoice in your glory - that transcends anything that we can imagine here on earth. May God hold you, our special angel, close to his bosom throughout eternity. Amen.