Obituary for Ellen Marie Katsoulis (Horner)
Katsoulis, Ellen Marie, March 5, 1952 - April 16, 2021
Born in Minneapolis to Robert Addison Horner and Violet Marie Horner (n. Hagglund), both of whom are deceased. She is survived by her husband Memos Paul Katsoulis.
Ellen’s is a story of kindness, joy and grace. She is described by many she knew as the sweetest person ever. She was thoughtful, compassionate, happy to help and uplift others, and always with a positive attitude, quiet strength, and witty humor.
A lifelong proud Minneapolis resident, she attended Douglas, Kenny, Susan B. Anthony, and Washburn schools. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English Literature at the University of Minnesota. She excelled as a student, skipped one grade, and received a National Honor Society recognition. She was an accomplished photographer and owned Past Tense Antiques, a small antique business, and Poetic License, a card company.
She spent her first 17 summer-long vacations of her life at Woman Lake at a unique stone cabin built by her father’s hands about 1935. Walking through the nearby woods, gravel roads, and hills, she learned the joy of adventure, of independence, and of discovering the beauty of rocks, trees, wildflowers and animals. Learning how to ski on a plywood cut piece behind a 10 hp boat was a thrill to her, as was transforming her solitude into faraway environs through her many books. At summer’s end she was happy to go back to school for more learning and for reconnecting with her friends.
She loved flowers and as a teenager worked part time at Bachman’s which allowed her to buy her first car, a convertible sports TR3. She was thrilled to speed by riding near the ground, long hair blowing. Her mother was a church organist and an accomplished musician, but Ellen chose the grand creations of the Beatles, instead.
She knew how to find joy and fun every day in quietude, or in theater, museums and other cultural places that she belonged. She admired animals, especially her twin tabby kitties, Peter Pan and Tinkerbelle whom she adored. She supported a number of organizations for ethical treatment of animals and protection. She was a strong supporter of women issues such as equal rights, pay, and against discrimination.
She met the love of her life, Memos, 50 years ago, at the U of M, love-at-first sight, and they lived happily and truly as one. Her pro nature values and ideas have influenced certain aspects of his engineering work.
And now at the end, the cabin and the house feel terribly empty, he says.
Funeral service Thursday, April 22nd, at 10 AM, Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, 3600 Hennepin Ave, with visitation one hour prior.
Gill Brothers 612-861-6088
www.gillbrothers.com
Born in Minneapolis to Robert Addison Horner and Violet Marie Horner (n. Hagglund), both of whom are deceased. She is survived by her husband Memos Paul Katsoulis.
Ellen’s is a story of kindness, joy and grace. She is described by many she knew as the sweetest person ever. She was thoughtful, compassionate, happy to help and uplift others, and always with a positive attitude, quiet strength, and witty humor.
A lifelong proud Minneapolis resident, she attended Douglas, Kenny, Susan B. Anthony, and Washburn schools. She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English Literature at the University of Minnesota. She excelled as a student, skipped one grade, and received a National Honor Society recognition. She was an accomplished photographer and owned Past Tense Antiques, a small antique business, and Poetic License, a card company.
She spent her first 17 summer-long vacations of her life at Woman Lake at a unique stone cabin built by her father’s hands about 1935. Walking through the nearby woods, gravel roads, and hills, she learned the joy of adventure, of independence, and of discovering the beauty of rocks, trees, wildflowers and animals. Learning how to ski on a plywood cut piece behind a 10 hp boat was a thrill to her, as was transforming her solitude into faraway environs through her many books. At summer’s end she was happy to go back to school for more learning and for reconnecting with her friends.
She loved flowers and as a teenager worked part time at Bachman’s which allowed her to buy her first car, a convertible sports TR3. She was thrilled to speed by riding near the ground, long hair blowing. Her mother was a church organist and an accomplished musician, but Ellen chose the grand creations of the Beatles, instead.
She knew how to find joy and fun every day in quietude, or in theater, museums and other cultural places that she belonged. She admired animals, especially her twin tabby kitties, Peter Pan and Tinkerbelle whom she adored. She supported a number of organizations for ethical treatment of animals and protection. She was a strong supporter of women issues such as equal rights, pay, and against discrimination.
She met the love of her life, Memos, 50 years ago, at the U of M, love-at-first sight, and they lived happily and truly as one. Her pro nature values and ideas have influenced certain aspects of his engineering work.
And now at the end, the cabin and the house feel terribly empty, he says.
Funeral service Thursday, April 22nd, at 10 AM, Lakewood Cemetery Chapel, 3600 Hennepin Ave, with visitation one hour prior.
Gill Brothers 612-861-6088
www.gillbrothers.com