Ellen S. Orleans of Vineyard Haven died on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Windemere. She was 89 and was the beloved wife of Ned Orleans, mother of Jonathan Orleans and Jennifer Orleans, and grandmother of Eliza Orleans, Rebecca Orleans, Sarah Skrovan and Matthew Skrovan.

Plans for a memorial service will be announced in a future edition of the Gazette. Arrangements are under the care of the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs.