Ellen E. Russell, age 89, of Brick died Thursday, May 16 at Burnt Tavern Rehab & Health Center in Brick. Born in Brandon, Vermont, she was an area resident since 1958. Ellen had worked for the J. Knipper & Co. in Lakewood. Ellen was predeceased by her parents, James and Jeanie Russell and by a sister, Etta Russell. She is survived by her friend, Marilyn Zevitt of Brick. Funeral services and interment in Princeton Memorial Park in Robbinsville, NJ are private under the direction of the Tilghman Funeral Home in New Egypt, NJ (www.tilghmanfh.com).