WESTFIELD – Ellen M. (Mitchell) Egnet, 86, passed away peacefully at Governor’s Center on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. She was born in Waltham, MA to the late Charles and Margaret (Goulding) Mitchell. Ellen was employed as the manager for Howard Johnson’s on the Mass Turnpike for many years retiring in 1992. Ellen was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan and enjoyed to knit, her family has the sweaters to prove it. She will be missed by her family, especially the gatherings that she’d bring her homemade baked beans to. She was predeceased by two brothers, Ray Mitchell and Ralph Mitchell. Ellen is survived by her beloved husband, Daniel E. Egnet at the Holyoke Soldiers Home, three loving children, Charles F. Metz, III of VA, Marie Circosta of Westfield and Margaret O’Connell of Westfield, 5 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. All services will be private and she will be buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Westfield. Contributions in Ellen’s name may be directed to the Holyoke Soldiers Home, 110 Cherry St. Holyoke, MA 01040, as a thank you from the family for the care given to Dan, to allow them the time to care for Ellen. www.firtionadams.com
