Elizabeth Ellsworth Freeman

Elizabeth passed away on Thursday, April 16, in Castle Rock, Colorado. She was born at Humana Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska on December 1, 1979. She was raised in south Anchorage and attended O'Malley Elementary, Hanshew Middle School and graduated with honors from Robert Service High School in1998. She started an undergraduate program at Oregon State University in Corvallis and later transferred to The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she graduated with honors and multiple awards of recognition for excellence with a degree in Mathematics in 2003. Elizabeth subsequently completed a two year Graduate Program in Computer Information Systems, with honors, in 18 months at Colorado State University in Fort Collins in December of 2005. Elizabeth began her professional career in Information Technology in Las Vegas at the Mariposa Company as a Database Engineer where she worked for approximately 18 months. In July of 2006, she accepted a position with Dish Network as a Senior Analyst Developer in Denver so that she could return to Colorado. She had recently taken a more advanced position with Aurora Mortgage Company in Littleton, Colorado as a Senior Analyst. She had recently purchased her first home. Elizabeth loved to work hard and was a success in all her endeavors. She was very spiritual, talented and beautiful, and had many and varied interests, with a true zest for life. She was a pianist, a singer, artist, model, dancer and athlete. She had been a gymnast and cheerleader in high school and was a wake boarder and snow boarder. She spent almost every weekend in the Rockies with her very special group of snowboarding friends. She also had many other friends from all walks of life in Alaska, Las Vegas, Oregon and Colorado. Elizabeth had a particular connection and love for children. She was a natural and gifted teacher and spent almost every day as she grew up helping her parents with the operation of their Sylvan Learning Center businesses in Anchorage. She had plans to pursue a PhD at the University of Colorado in Boulder and dreamed of working at NASA. She had special interests in mathematics, and especially in space exploration. She had a strong desire and vision to develop a curriculum to reach and inspire children with the wonders of the universe. It has been a great comfort to her family to know that she was at one of the happiest and most fulfilling times of her life. Elizabeth is survived by her mother Linda of Anchorage, Alaska, her father Skip of Loveland, Colorado, and her beloved brother Ken, of Houston, Texas. In addition, she is survived by her Grandparents Bob and Donna Hobson of Anchorage, her Uncles Roger Ellsworth of Anchorage, Robert and (Jo) Freeman of Nixa, Missouri, Mike and (Jan) Freeman of Anchorage, Bob and (Pam) Freeman of Beluga, Alaska, her Uncles, Wade and Steven Ellsworth and Aunt Norene Ellsworth, all of Whidbey Island, Washington, her Great Uncle Pete and (Barb) Bagoy of Arizona, her Great Aunt Delores and (Chuck) Weiler of Anchorage along with 15 cousins and her cherished cats, Cameron and Zelda. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Roger Ellsworth Sr. of Whidbey Island, Washington, her Uncle Kenneth Ellsworth of Anchorage, her maternal Great Grandparents Pete and Helen Bagoy of Anchorage, and her paternal Grandparents Carl and Winnie Freeman of Lakeport, California. Denver Memorial Services Friday, April 24 at 5:00 pm - Reception to follow Horan & McConaty Family Chapel 5303 East County Line Road (one block to the west of Holly Street) Centennial, Colorado 80122 (303) 221-0030 Anchorage Memorial Services Saturday, May 2 at 11:00 am - Reception to follow Anchor Park Methodist Church 2300 Oak Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99508 (907) 277-0152 Reception at 2843 Marston Drive Anchorage, Alaska 99517 (907) 274-3395 Interment Tuesday, May 5 at 1:00 pm Anchorage Memorial Park Cemetery Anchorage, Alaska Arrangements by Evergreen Memorial Chapel (907) 279-5477