Ellen Marie (Weiler) O'Donnell, age 74 of Colfax, passed away on November 18, 2025 in Marshalltown. Private family graveside services will be held at a late date at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel. Memorials may be directed to the Animal Rescue League. Cards can be sent to Coburn Funeral Home 24 West Howard Street, Colfax, Iowa 50054 ATTN: Ellen O'Donnell. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Abram Hersey and Helen (McCarty) Weiler, Ellen was born on May 24, 1951, in Chester, Pennsylvania. SHe grew up and lived in Pennsylvania for many years moving to Colfax in 1981. She married Charles David O'Donnell on November 14, 1970, in Morton, Pennsylvania. Ellen was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, Harley Owners Group and Civil Air Patrol.

Those left to honor her memory include her husband Charlie. Preceding her in death were her parents, a brother, Abram Weiler, Jr. and two sisters, Ruth Ann Patton and Barb Woolford.