"Kipp" Ellen M. Smith

“Kipp” Ellen M. Smith, 86, of Harvard, IL passed away on February 19, 2025.

Kipp was born on March 12, 1938, in Harvard, IL the daughter of Erik and Ella (Miethke) Seagren.

She married Richard M. Smith on June 15, 1957, in Harvard, IL. Kipp worked as an executive assistant at Harvard State Bank and Starline Inc in Harvard for many years before retirement.

As legend has it, if a ladybug lands on you then you’ll have good luck. Kipp was known for always having a ladybug pin on her shoulder so she must have been very, very lucky. She and her husband Dick were lucky to adopt many dogs that were abandoned on their corner of Streit Road. Kipp was lucky to have a large yard because she loved the outdoors and feeding the many birds and critters that shared it with her. Her dogs and birds and critters were lucky too.

Kipp is survived by many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Dick, her parents, 3 brothers Samuel, Richard, and William Seagren, and five sisters Elizabeth Seagren, Eva Brooke, Edna Seagren, Eleanor Bottlemy, and Eloise Firn.

Visitation will be Friday, February 28, 2025, from 1 PM until the 3 PM memorial service with Pastor Char Hoffmann officiating at Saunders & McFarlin Funeral Home, 107 W. Sumner St., Harvard, IL 60033. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Kipp’s honor to Cycling Without Age McHenry County 116 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake, IL 60014 www.cyclingwithoutage.com/mchenry-county/

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