With great sadness, our family announces the passing of Ethel G Mellor, age 89 of Stratford, the beloved wife of John Mellor. She passed away on Friday, December 8, 2023, in her home with her family by her side. Born at home in Stratford on January 15, 1934, to the late Edward and Martha (Jankura) Gernat, she had been a lifelong Stratford resident. She met her husband at age 12 years old, graduated Stratford High School, worked for the town of Stratford as a clerk in the Tax Office and then married her loving husband. She enjoyed playing bridge, pinochle, and many board games with her family, as well as doing puzzles and Sudoku's.  She was an excellent homemaker, who cared/raised her family with love. She was an excellent cook & baker.

Survivors in addition to her beloved husband of 67 years, include her devoted children, Linda Bates and her husband Philip of Enfield, Susan Bard of Stratford and John Mellor and his wife Annette of Ansonia, 6 cherished grandchildren, Anthony and Michael Daglio, Danielle and Justin Bard, John and Jessica Mellor, 2 great-grandchildren, Emma and James Daglio and a close friend of the family, Laurie Birdsey. Ethel was predeceased by her loving brother Robert Gernat.

Friends are invited to greet the family on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, from 4-7 pm in the Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, December 13th at 9 am in St Mark Church, 500 Wigwam Lane, Stratford.  Interment will follow in Putney Cemetery Stratford.

Donations can be made in Ethel's name to the American Heart Association or St. Mark Church.