Barbara Ellicott, age 77, of Byram Township, NJ formerly of Orange, Verona and Upper Montclair, NJ died Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Heath Village, Hackettstown, NJ. Barbara was born August 15, 1941 in Newark, NJ to the late Joseph and Shirley (Wolff) Berke.
Barbara had earned a bachleor's and a master's degree from Montclair State University and an educational doctorate from Nova Southeastern University, worked as a speech therapist at many public schools and became a self-employed speech language pathologist for many years in Florham Park, NJ before retiring. She was a passionate marathon runner, completing many marathons (as well as half-marathons and triathlons) all over the world--in Vienna, London, Toronto and Boston, to name a few. Barbara had a brown belt in karate, enjoyed swimming and had a deep love of animals which encouraged her to be an avid vegan. She wrote a number of books, including The Adventures of Teko.
She is survived by her two sons, Theodore Ellicott, Christopher Ellicott and wife Karen, two daughters, Laurie Ellicott, Beth Ellicott and companion Ben, her sister, Irene Spangler, her niece, Catherine Spangler, her uncle, Wallace Wolff and wife Barbara, and her beloved service dog, Teko.
All services are private.
For those desiring donations, they may be made to: Mt. Pleasant Animal Shelter, 194 NJ-10, East Hanover, NJ 07936 in memory of Barbara.
Valeria
#5
April 9th, 2020 8:06 am
Rest in peace Barbara. I met Barbara in 2017 at Turkey Brook Dog Park. She was so positive and so happy with Teko. She was kind and gave me a book - The adventures of Teko. I unfortunately misplaced it and only found it today and and read it. I absolutely loved it.. I was not aware that Barbara has passed and attempted to sent her an email.. and it came back to me. I'm so sorry for your loss. Barbara will be missed.
EvmorfiaKapsas
#3
February 10th, 2019 2:46 pm
I miss Barbara so much. She was such a wonderful person. I love you always. Deepest sympathy to the Ellicot family. Rest In Peace my dearest beloved friend.
Barbara Rolph
#2
February 9th, 2019 7:34 am
Dear Barbara,
Rest in peace. I hope you met all your furry friends at the Rainbow Bridge.
Kathy
#1
February 8th, 2019 1:58 pm
My deepest sympathy to the Ellicott family. I met Barbara several years ago when she had first adopted Teko. I admired her "keep going" stamina and could see that she and Teko were a very special team. I enjoyed our conversations and her stories about her beloved dog. She was certainly one of a kind.
