Ellen Santee

Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday, February 20, 2026, at Laufersweiler's Palmer-Swank Funeral Home in Rockwell City. Burial will follow in Rosehill Cemetery. A visitation will begin one hour to the service at the funeral home.

Ellen is survived by her siblings, Vicki (Rick) McClintock of Eagle Grove, David (Delva) Santee of Norfolk, NE, Marsha Railey of Richmond, MO; brothers-in-law, John Hudgens of Joliet, IL, and Ed Weber of Rockport, MO; sister-in-law, Janice Santee of Plattsmouth, NE, numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Marvin “Barney” and Ruth (Richardson) Santee; siblings, Bobby Santee, Mildred “Sissy” Hudgens, Judy Weber, Richard Santee, and foster sister Donna Pautsch.

Ellen Elizabeth Santee was born September 15, 1943, in Rockwell City. She was raised and educated in Rockwell City, graduating from Rockwell City High School in 1961. Ellen was a nurses aide for over 22 years at Stewart Memorial Community Hospital in Lake City and at Sunny View Care Center in Rockwell City. She also babysat for a number of years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Rockwell City.

Memorials may be left to family discretion.