She was born on December 30, 1958, in Lock Haven, a daughter of Janet Marie Campbell Lininger, of Emporium, and the late Max Larry Lininger.
She had worked for 5 years as a home health aid for TRIPIL Services, and previously, for 17 years, as a floral arranger for Ivy Green.
Mrs. Ellwood loved riding her motorcycle, her dogs and going to yard sales.
On August 23, 2000, she married Larry Morgan Ellwood, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Daniel Wayne Earlywine, of Washington; 2 stepsons, Jared Ellwood and Travis (Samantha) Ellwood, both of Washington; a brother, Max Lininger, of Emporium; a sister, Shelly (Mike) Rodich, of Emporium; a step grandson, Parker Ellwood; a niece, Mallory Rodich, and a nephew, Matthew Rodich.
Her first husband, George Earlywine, is deceased.
Friends will be received on Tuesday, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue. Services will be held on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. Burial will be private and at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Washington Area Humane Society, PO Box 66, Eighty-Four, PA 15330.