Ellen Dunn Schillenberg, age 81, a resident of Pasadena for 61 years, died suddenly on December 2, 2016 at her home.

She was born on January 23, 1935, in Baltimore, to the late Elizabeth (Pagano) and Edward Francis Dunn, Sr. A graduate of Seton High School, she worked for AT&T Telephone for one year, then worked as a secretary for Riviera Bowl for 14 years. She was a member of St. Jane Frances Church for 61 years, where she served as a cantor and sang in the choir for masses and funerals. She loved bowling, spending time with her grandchildren, and being happy!

Along with her parents, Ellen is preceded in death by her sister Mary Frances McNeir, and her brother Edward Francis Dunn, Jr.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years: Lawrence Schillenberg; her son Lawrence Schillenberg, Jr. and his wife Denise; her daughter Cathy Lane and her husband Bryan; four grandchildren: Chris Lane, Alex Kozub and her husband A.J., Bill Schillenberg, and Jon Lane; and her sister Gerry (Dunn) Herald and her husband Edward, all of Pasadena.

Family invites friends to visit at the Gregory J. Gonce Funeral Home, PA, 169 Riviera Drive, Pasadena, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 PM on Tuesday in St. Jane Frances Church, with Monsignor Carl Cummings officiating. Feel free to express your condolences below.