Eleanor S. (Ellie) Labella, 90, of Broomall, Pa., and most recently Lititz, Pa., passed away on Dec. 27, 2021, in Lititz, Pa.
Eleanor S. Labella was born in Berlin, N.H., to first-generation immigrants Katherine Alkevich and Constantine Savchick on March 20, 1931.Â
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