Mary Ellen Northrop

1943 - 2021

Mary Ellen Northrop

Mary Ellen Northrop, age 78, died June 29, 2021 at home.

Mary Ellen was born in Westfield, NY, February 23, 1943 and grew up in Ripley NY, where her family managed a large fruit, grape and dairy operation. She received her A.B. degree, cum laude, from Syracuse University in 1965 and received her M.L.S. degree from Rutgers University in 1966. She received her M.B.A. degree in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. Mary Ellen was a reference librarian at the University of Iowa and Douglass College of Rutgers University, and a supervisor of the Technical Services Department at Plainfield (NJ) Public Library. She was a budget analyst at the Erie, PA plant of General Electric Company and a financial analyst and income tax analyst at DuPont Company. She was a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Mu Epsilon national honorary societies.

Mary Ellen participated in the music programs at Faith Presbyterian Church and Brandywine Valley Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing clarinet solos and singing in the choir. Mary Ellen had severe scoliosis, but she persevered with a positive attitude and a sense of humor through numerous operations and difficulties and now there is "no more pain."

She was predeceased by her father, Howard Schuyler Northrop, and her mother, Ethel Barden Northrop. She is survived by several cousins.

Private burial will be in East Ripley Cemetery, Ripley, NY. Memorial Donations may be made to Gideon International, P.O. Box 140800 Nashville, TN 37214-0800. Arrangements by the McCrery & Harra Funeral Homes.