Mary Helen Rost Ellet

March 8, 1941 - August 3, 2021

Mary Helen Rost Ellet – Political Enthusiast and Advocate March 8, 1941 – August 3, 2021 Smyrna, Georgia Mary Helen Rost Ellet passed away on August 3, 2021 at the age of 80. She was born March 8, 1941 in Buffalo, NY to Dorothy Koepfer Rost and George Rost and was the oldest of their four children. She attended All Saints School and graduated from Holy Child Academy in Portland, Oregon. She studied at University of Portland for two years before becoming a flight attendant for United Airlines. She was a proud member of the flight crew and upon retiring joined the Clipped Wings Organization. Mary Helen and her family lived in Sacramento, California and Houston, Texas before moving to Marietta, Georgia in 1975. She moved to Smyrna, Georgia in 1992. Mary Helen was an avid reader, crossword puzzle aficionado, Words with Friends expert, and enjoyed volunteering at the Smyrna Library. One of Mary Helen’s proudest accomplishments was the completion of her B.A. in English with a minor in Women’s Studies in 1992 from Kennesaw State University. She also took great pride in her several years of advocacy work with the Atlanta Chapter of the National Organization for Women. Mary Helen later retired from J.C. Penney after many years of dedicated service. Mary Helen is survived by her siblings: Dorothy Ann Billeter, Richard Rost (Betsy), and Elizabeth Rosenberg (Steve); children: Kim Ellet, Marietta, GA, Karen Daniel (Ronny), Roswell, GA, and Steve Ellet (Tracy), Dunwoody, GA; 7 grandchildren: Adam Daniel (Katie), Kelly Daniel, Kay Arasin, Ali Arasin, Avery Arasin, Julia Ellet, Nicholas Ellet; and former husband Chuck Ellet as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents and her beloved brother-in-law Tom Billeter. Our family thanks the doctors, nurses, and staff at Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and Andrea Fuller with Full Heart Home Care. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 29th at 2:00 pm at the Smyrna Community Center at 200 Village Green Circle in Smyrna, Georgia. Donations in her memory can be made to The National Organization for Women (NOW) (https://secure.everyaction.com/JeI86GrP7Ei1jbcGsU2UnA2) or the Smyrna Library (http://www.friendsofsmyrnalibrary.org).