Evan Sherman Ellison Obituary (1927 - 2010)

To view the Memorial Service, Click Here. Dr. Evan "Bud" Ellison Final Version Born February 4, 1927, died April 17, 2010. Beloved Husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather ,cousin and friend. He was an avid bike-rider, skier, sailor and outdoorsman. He loved philosophy, music, travel, architecture, art and theatre. Predeceased by parents, David and Kitty, and sister Marge. Survived by loving wife Syrile, his brother Ellis, children Jo Ann (Barbara), Judith (Samuel), Joyce (Ken) , Richard (Anne), and David (Gisela), five grandchildren, Talya-Sophie, Louisa, Sophie, Max and Ida, and nieces and nephews. Bud was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up with his sister Marge and brother Ellis. He served in the United States Navy as a seaman first-class from 1945-46 when he was honorably discharged. He earned his bachelor of science and his medical degrees at the University of Minnesota graduating in 1950. He interned at Milwaukee County General Hospital in 1951. In 1952, he began a residency in orthopedics at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He served as a Captain in the United States Air Force from 1954 until 1956 at the Francis Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming serving as a doctor in orthopedics. Upon his return to Minneapolis after his honorable discharge from the Air Force, he began a private practice in orthopedics in 1957. He became a board certified in Orthopedics in 1961. He practiced orthopedic surgery in the Minneapolis area for 35 years, until his retirement in 1992. During that period, he enjoyed skiing, bicycling, and sailing with family and friends on his sailboat on Lake Minnetonka. His first boat was christened the "Emergency" and his second boat was named Syrile. After his retirement, he began a lifelong pursuit of learning and adventure, taking classes at local universities and through Elderhostel. He was always active and every day engaged in biking, swimming, skiing, hiking or just taking a walk. He loved to read, and his interests included biography, history and philosophy, as well as the occasional crime novel. He truly loved and enjoyed all his children, grandchildren and his beloved wife Syrile, his companion of 55 years. He enjoyed skiing in the Rockies and cycling tours of different regions of the United States and Europe, the last being a trip to Italy in 2008.