Robert Thatcher Ely Jr.

ELY, JR. Robert Thatcher Ely, Jr., died on June 3, 2010 at the Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio after a brief illness. Mr. Ely was 65 years old. He was born in Erie, PA on June 12, 1944 and was a resident of Columbus at the time of his death. Mr. Ely was the son of the late Robert T. Ely, Sr. of Delray Beach, FL and the late Jeanne Meiser Brinig of Erie. Mr. Ely was a graduate of the Winchedon School, Winchedon, MA. and attended the University of Miami and Parsons College. Mr. Ely was the owner and operator of Thatcher's Coffee, which manufactured and distributed gourmet coffee to various businesses and entities in the Columbus area. He was also involved in many civic functions including Comfest, a community summer festival held at Goodale Park in Columbus. Mr. Ely was preceded in death by his cousin Frederick A. Meiser, Jr. (Rik), and his nephew Theodore B. Ely, III (Teddy). He was not married and did not leave any surviving children. Mr. Ely is survived by his two brothers, Theodore B. Ely, II and his wife, Georgiana of Erie, PA and Richard McBrier Ely and his wife, Charlotte Mooney of Charlotte, North Carolina; as well as two nephews, Christopher M. Ely and Justus A. Cotterill; and two nieces, Cadence Ely-Mooney and Hannah Ely-Mooney. He also will be sadly missed by his cousins, Lynette Meiser Hughes and Cynthia Meiser Sardella. A memorial will be held in Columbus at the Gazebo Stage at Goodale Park on June 26, 2010 at 9 p.m. and in Erie at McBrier Chapel at the First Presbyterian Church of the Convent on July 24, 2010 at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Diabetes Association at its website: www. Diabetes. org.