Margaret Elorine ‘Ellie’ Mott

Ellie was born on November 11, 1930, her parents were Harold who was Irish and Leona (Kaiser) DeLoughary who was English/German. Ellie was the second of six children raised on a family dairy farm in Eustis and graduated from Harris High School, class on 1947.

On May 20, 1950 Ellie married Raymond Mott at Sacred Heart Church in Schaffer. They had 14 children, seven boys and seven girls. They started their family living in Perronville, and later relocated to Auburndale, Fla., where they lived seasonally for 20 years before settling into their current home in Bark River.

Later in life Ellie went to Polk Community College to become a nurse. She worked at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, Fla. and later retired as a nurse from Pinecrest Medical Care Facility in Powers.

She was an active participant in her local parishes, Sacred Heart, Schaffer; St Michael’s, Perronville; St Joseph’s, Lakeland, Fla. and St Elizabeth Ann Seton, Bark River. Truly was a joyful servant of the Lord and embraced contributing her time, money, and talents as often as possible with a smile on her face and a hum to her voice! Ellie loved to bake, known for the best buns in town! Any time of day she was ready and pleased to feed an army of people her famous pancakes (crepes) of course topped with DeLoughary Sugar Bush Maple syrup (now known as Olsen Brother’s Sugar Bush). Sewing and Knitting were hobbies of hers, grandchildren got a unique hand knitted zipper-up-the-back coat sized to them every year with matching poochkis (socks) as she called them. Playing bingo with her family and friends was another one of her favorite past times. Her passion for family was so deep, after having a quiverfull of 14 children they launched off their arrows and the family tree grew by 35 grandchildren, 57 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren. She loved always having a kid in her lap to rock, snuggle and sing to.

Survivors include her husband, Raymond Mott of Powers; children, Mary (Tom) Fitzpatrick of Tucson, AZ, Allen (Janice Lippins) Mott of Bark River, Janice (John) Smith of New Castle, Del., Linda (Robert) Mileski of Perronville, Terrance (Jackie LaFond) Mott of Orange Park, Fla., Cheryl Clifford of Bark River, (Brenda, widow of Fred Mott) of Bark River, Tom Mott of Perronville, Jean (Timothy) Tanner of Lakeland, Fla., Dean (Beata Szczech) Mott of Lakeland, Fla., Teresa (Chester) Bell of Polk City, Fla. and Elizabeth (Kevin) Ryan of Perry, Fla.; grandchildren, Raquel Martin, Jolene Tuyls, Kim Guertz, Michael Tietz, Michael Fitzpatrick, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Paul Fitzpatrick, Father Allen Mott, Elaine Caloutte, Joshua Mott, Jeni St. John, Angela Mileski, James Mileski, Deanna Christensten, Alaina Christensen, Stephenson Greg, Alicia Mott, Casey Clifford, Chelsea Clifford, April Horwitz, Jacklyn Mott, David Mott, Raymond Mott, James Tanner, Theodore Tanner, John Tanner, Travis Mott, Rachel Mott, Elorine Mott, Kalynn Wachs and Kyle Ryan. Ellie is also survived by siblings, Katherine Bower and Terence DeLoughary of Bark River, 56 great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren, 33 nieces and nephews and many cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, Marie Neubauer, Beatrice Feldhusen, Patricia Szczygiel; sons, Theodore, Raymond “Butch”, and Fred; son-in-law, Bernard Clifford; granddaughter, Michelle Fitzpatrick; grandsons, Robert Mileski, Timothy Tanner, and Raymond Tanner; great-grandson, Caden Clifford.

The visitation will take place on Friday, October 15, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Crawford Funeral Chapel in Bark River. The Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 1 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with her grandson, Rev. Allen Mott officiating.

Burial will take place in St. Michael’s Cemetery in Perronville.

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