TITLE:   Barbara "Bea" (Kaufmann) Ellms,  Obituary, May 21, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  The Coos County Democrat EST. 1838 LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE  
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Barbara Ellms 

BRETTON WOODS - Barbara "Bea" (Kaufmann) Ellms, 45, died May
21, 2001, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. 

Born in Boston, on June 29, 1955, she was the daughter of Jane
(Rosenthal) Kaufmann of Westwood, Mass., and the late Robert
Kaufmann. Raised in Belmont, Mass., she lived in Bretton Woods. She
graduated from Kents Hill School in Kents Hill, Me. She also earned a
bachelor’s degree in nursing from Boston College. Mrs. Ellms developed
an early interest in emergency medicine working for ambulance
companies in the greater Boston area. She later rose to become the first
woman paramedic in the city of Boston, where she worked in emergency
and rescue. Since 1987, she worked for the Massachusetts General
Hospital in the emergency room. 

Mrs. Ellms held registered nurse’s licenses in both Massachusetts and
New Hampshire. She was a member of the National Ski Patrol and
patrolled at Alta, Utah, Ragged Mountain in Danbury, and Bretton
Woods Ski Area. 

In addition to to her mother, family members include her husband, Chris
Ellms of Bretton Woods; a son, Benjamin McPherson of Wakefield,
Mass.; two stepchildren, Christopher Ellms Jr. and Jen Ellms, both of
Bretton Woods; a brother, Paul Kaufmann of Saratoga, Calif.; and a
sister, Victoria Katz of Newton, Mass. A memorial service was held on
Thursday in Stickney Chapel, Bretton Woods. 

Memorial donations may be made to Massachusetts General Hospital
Development Office, 100 Charles River Bank, Boston, MA 02114.
Ricker Funeral Home, Lebanon, is in charge of arrangements. 

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