Ellen Werner Lattke

Ellen Lattke passed away at the home of her daughter in Americus on December 26, 2015. She is survived by 4 children: Lilian Lattke Lopez, Lorna Gonzalez, George Lattke and Patricia Lattke. She also had 12 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eric Lattke, in 1971, and by her only great-great grandchild, Maximo Zambrano, in 2015. She was born on July 12, 1919 in Berlin, Germany and then immigrated to Cali, Colombia in 1937. She was loved by all who met her and will be missed, especially her smile, laugh, sense of humor, and her altruism. The family will have a celebration of her life at the home of Lilian Lopez, 309 Eckles Road, in Americus, on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at 2:00 PM. To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.com Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mrs. Ellen De Lattke.