Jeanne M. (Reddy) Ellis, age 96, a 65-year resident of Winchester, passed away on September 17, 2026. She was the beloved wife for 56 years of John R. “Jack” Ellis, until his death in 2009.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Mary (Toland) Reddy.

Jeanne was raised and educated in Woburn, graduating from Woburn High School in 1945. Following graduation, she attended nursing school at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Boston where she also worked for several many years. She then transitioned to caring for her busy household and raising her five children. Once her youngest child started school, Jeanne returned to her profession as a nurse for Dr. Ronald Backer & Family Physicians on Shore Road in Winchester, MA.

Upon her retirement, Jeanne enjoyed spending winters at her vacation home in Stuart, Florida, and visiting the beach as often as possible.

She was an active member of St. Mary’s Parish Family in Winchester and belonged to the Sodality of Our Lady Association. She and her husband also regularly hosted and attended monthly Catholic religious group gatherings. Faith was a central part of her life, and she prayed daily.

Jeanne’s favorite hobby was gardening, and she spent countless hours tending to her flowers and plants to keep her garden in full bloom. In her spare time, she loved sitting on her deck, cooking, traveling, and playing the piano. In her younger years, she also enjoyed ice skating and water skiing. Jeanne is lovingly survived by her children: Kimberly Magdalenski and her husband David of Hilton Head Island, SC, Richard E. Ellis and his wife Susan of Franklin, TN, Lindsey Majeskey and her husband Daniel of Winchester, Kurt Ellis and his wife Evangelina of Winchester and Jonathan Ellis of Winchester.

She was the devoted grandmother of Jeremy Ellis and Colby (Lachner), Ashley Elorza, Emily Ellis Chadwell and Seth Chadwell, Alexa Magdaelenski Briehl and Micah Briehl, Savannah Ellis Locke and Todd Locke, Zachary Ellis, Cameron Majeskey, Ryan Ellis, Kristina Ellis, Alana Ellis and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral Services were private. She was interred with her husband Jack in the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.