Beloved husband of Mary Brown Ellenberger. Devoted father of Madeleine Michel (James) Stephan, Andrea (Tom) McAuliffe, SuzAnne (Jay Crummy) Ellenberger, and Frederick (Kate Gallion) Ellenberger. Dear step father of Elizabeth Brown, Bruce (Deborah) Brown, and Carolyn (Kim) Krause.Proud grandfather of Padraic, Ian, and Luke McAuliffe, Jack Ellenberger, Tim and Maggie Fisk, Alexander and Kelly Krause, Hillary and Reagan Brown. Uncle to Diane and Leroy Ellenberger. Vernon was preceded in death by his first wife Madeleine "Cissy" Ellenberger. United States Navy during World War II American Diabetes Association 8899 Brookside Drive, Suite 102 West Chester, Ohio 45069 or American Heart Association 2936 Vernon Place Cincinnati, Ohio 45219