Ella L Sprague

Calais- Ella L. Sprague, 85, died April 1, 2008 at Atlantic Rehab and Nursing Center in Calais. She was born April 9, 1922 in Marlborough, Ma., the daughter of Wilfred and Hazel (Perry) Nadreau. Ella married James “Herbert“ Sprague on August 24, 1963 in Manchester, N.H. Shortly afterwards they moved back to Herbie’s hometown of Grand Lake Stream, Me. In 1983, after the death of her husband, Ella returned to Mendon, MA. to be near her relatives. In December 2007 following an illness she moved to Washington Place and then the Atlantic Rehab and Nursing Center. During her years in Grand Lake Stream, Ella worked at local lodges, waitressing in the dining rooms and assisting with work in the cabins. Ella had such a wonderful sense of humor and was never at a lost to entertain everyone with a funny story or a humorous joke. She always wore a smile; it would be difficult to find a picture of her that didn’t prove just that. She was a helpful hand to anyone in need. Ella and her husband enjoyed many summers at “Herbie’s Hideout” on Wabassus Lake. She will be sadly missed by her family and her many friends at the senior Citizen Apartments in Medway, MA., her home and her family for nearly 25 years. Besides her husband and her parents, she was predeceased by her step daughter Anne Sprague, her granddaughter Kim Kneeland and her brother in law Charles Ghelli. She is survived by her sister, Virginia Ghelli, of NC; her nieces; Sandra Ghelli of FL. and Joanne Retecki and her husband Bruno of N.C., a nephew Kenny Ghelli of N.C., her step “son” Kenny Sprague and his wife Karen of Grand Lake Stream, ME., granddaughters Dr. Kellie Sprague of Needham, MA., Kristina Sprague of Ellsworth, Me., Kathi Ingalsbe of N.C. and Kristyn Royer of WA., a grandson, Cory Kneeland of N.H., several great grand children, two sisters-in-law, many grand nieces and nephews and two very special people in her life, Duane and Jackie Nelson of Mendon, MA. Her funeral services will be held at a later date in St Joseph’s Cemetery, Medway, MA.