Ellen Z Cauvel

Ellen Z. Cauvel, 72, of Franklin, died at 4:12 a.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at UPMC Northwest Medical Center. Born Aug. 2, 1936, in Geneva, Pa., she was the daughter of Frank and Esther Brown Zimmer. On Feb. 27, 1960, she married Fred Cauvel, and he survives. She worked for 21 years as building supervisor of Polk Center, and retired in 1991. Mrs. Cauvel enjoyed playing cards, snowmobiling, traveling and her grand dogs. She held an annual garage sale. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Ann Fike and her husband, Raymond Sr., of Franklin; two grandchildren, Gretchen Ann Anderson and her fiance, Rick Kohley, of Pittsburgh, and Raymond C. Fike Jr. and his fiance, Kristen Kelley, of Franklin; two sisters, Julia Elizabeth Slater of Stoneboro and Esther Hatti Schell and her husband, Henry, of Sandy Lake; a brother, James Brown Zimmer and his wife, Jean, of Sandy Lake; two great-grandchildren, Trinity and Donovan Fike of Franklin; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Shirley Stutter and her husband, John, of Cochranton; and two brothers-in-law, Thomas Barnes of Polk and Clair V. Cauvel and his special friend, Nancy Ritchey, of Franklin. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Alan Cauvel, who died Jan. 18, 1969; two sisters, Agnes Barnes and Betty Lou Zimmer; and a brother, Duncan Wilkie Zimmer. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., 1315 Chestnut St., Franklin. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with Pastor Johnny Pennington officiating. Interment will be in Old Sandy Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Kirtland Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 108, Franklin, 16323. Online condolences may be sent at www.gardinierfuneralhome.com