Harriet Ancel Obituary

Ancel, Harriet D. (nee Davis), died on May 16, in her home in Glencoe at the age of 93. She was born in Chicago and attended Senn High School and Northwestern University where she studied social work and was Phi Beta Kappa. In 1934, she married Louis Ancel, an attorney and prominent specialist in municipal and school law. They were happily married until his death in 1991. Together they endowed the Louis and Harriet Ancel Chair in Law and Public Policy at Northwestern University Law School in 1987. Harriet was the loving mother and inspirational model for her son, Fredric (married to Esther) of Milwaukee and her daughter, Judith Ancel of Kansas City. During the 1940's and 1950's she was active in many community organizations including the League of Women Voters and the PTA. Later in life she took up needle point and designed and produced original wall hangings. Harriet was a supremely kind, considerate and tolerant woman who made strong friendships and was loved by many, especially her grandchildren; Lauren Meyers married to Steve, Devorah Ancel, Sari Ancel and Carrie Ancel Carrillo, by her great-grandson Eli Meyers, by her brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Lee Davis and by her long-term care giver, Barbara Feczko. A Memorial service is planned for Monday, May 30, at 2 p.m. Call: 414-352-7929 or 847-433-8706 for information. No flowers. Donations can be sent in Harriet's name to: The Rochelle Lee Fund, 5153 N. Clark St., Suite 206, Chicago, IL, 60640; The Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras, 207 W. Willow Brook, San Antonio, TX, 78228; or The Holocaust Education & Resource Center, 6401 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53217.