Mrs. Ella F. Campbell

Mrs. Ella F. Campbell, 79, of both Pittsfield, MA and Davenport, FL, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 23, 2021, at Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox, MA. Ella was born in Mt. Vernon, IN, on June 10, 1942, to the late Melvin Buchanan and Margaret Fischer Buchanan. Ella was a devoted wife and mother for most of her life. While her husband, Don, was building a career that involved significant travel and relocations, Ella took care of their four children while managing the finances, settling into new homes, enrolling the kids in new schools, finding new doctors, and coordinating and attending their children’s many after-school activities. As Don wrote before he passed away, “Ella was the foundation of the family; it would have been impossible without her.” Ella loved to travel and took many opportunities to experience different parts of the world, both with family and with friends. She especially enjoyed cruising to many different locations, including the Caribbean, the Panama Canal, Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, the Greek Islands, and a river cruise from Vienna, Austria to Amsterdam. When Ella wasn’t travelling, she enjoyed going to casinos, reading, watching the Red Sox, going out to dinner, playing cards with friends, and most importantly, spending time with her children and grandchildren. Ella is survived by her four children and their families including her son and daughter-in-law, Trad and Melissa Campbell, of Pittsfield, MA, her daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Neal Komorowski, of Peoria, AZ, her son, Jeffrey Campbell, of Charlotte, NC, and her daughter, Rebecca Campbell, of Pittsfield, MA. She is further survived by her five loving grandchildren, Chelsea (Campbell) Hand and her husband Jeff Hand, of Raleigh, NC, Jenna (Campbell) Caruso and her husband, Brian Caruso, of Rocky Hill, CT, Gillian Campbell of Westfield, MA, Paige Campbell, of Pittsfield, MA, and Robert Komorowski, of Peoria, AZ, as well as multiple nieces and nephews. Ella was predeceased by her husband of 60 years, Don Campbell, her parents, Melvin and Margaret Buchanan, and her three older siblings, George Buchanan, Carl (June) Buchanan, and John Buchanan. Funeral Notice: Funeral services for Mrs. Ella F. Campbell will be Friday, August 13, 2021, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 12:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, celebrated by the Reverend Steven G. Montesanti, Pastor. There will be an hour of visitation prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 12 noon at the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North Street, Pittsfield MA 01201. To best ensure everybody’s health, due to the recent rise in Covid cases, all attending these services will be required to wear a face mask. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ella’s memory to Sacred Heart Church in Pittsfield in care of the Dwyer Funeral Home. Donations CANNOT be made online, but may be made through the Dwyer Funeral Home.

Mrs. Ella F. Campbell

June 10, 1942 - July 23, 2021