Ellen Opal Crowder

Ellen Opal (Larrabee) Crowder, age 83, passed away on October 6, 2026, in Norman, Oklahoma. She was born on August 3, 1943, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Ellen graduated from Central High School in Oklahoma City and went on to build a long and dedicated career with Hormel Foods, where she worked for more than 30 years. Throughout her time there, she was recognized for her hard work and dedication, earning Employee of the Month honors several times and becoming the company’s first Employee of the Year.

Ellen will be remembered for the life she lived, the dedication she showed throughout her career, and the family she leaves behind. Her memory will continue to live on in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Orion and Flora Larrabee; her brothers, Jack Larrabee and Jerry Larrabee; and her grandson, Rex Powers.

Those left to cherish her memory include her daughters, Leona and her husband, Rickie Nichols, and Candy Engelstad; her son, Jeff and his wife, Cecilia Crowder; and her grandchildren, Lisa and her husband, Daniel Harjo; Kent Powers and his fiancée, Jerselene Kirby; and Kelly McBride.

She is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Kaylynn McKane, Aiyana McKane and her significant other, Joshua Shackelford, and Ashyah Harjo; and her great-great-grandson, Tenetke McKane-Shackelford.

A private funeral service celebrating Ellen’s life was held.