Doris R. Ebel, 96, died peacefully at New London Hospital on October 26th after a brief illness, with family at her side.
Doris’s long and varied life began in Mannheim, Germany, on January 11, 1926, the only child of Alois and Eva (Milbert) Eckert. In September 1929, Doris crossed the Atlantic for America with her newly divorced mother, straight into the Great Depression. By 1931, her mother had sent her back to Mannheim to live with her aunt and family.
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