Wrangell Sentinel -

Ellen Louise Schirmer, 80, passed away July 11, 2012 after a long illness.

Ellen was born in Burns, Ore. on November 2, 1931 to Henry and Julia Geer. She graduated from Eastern Oregon College in 1951 and married Dan Crump shortly thereafter. Her only child, Julie Ann was born in 1957.

Ellen and Dan divorced in 1966 and she married Bill Schirmer in 1967 and then moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Ellen worked in the Kootenai County Courthouse as Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court until 1975 when Bill retired.

Ellen and Bill then embarked on the biggest journey of their lives by packing up everyt...