Ellie Rudd will be buried in a light blue and white Princess Elsa costume, made for her as a last gift from her aunt. “Frozen” was one of her favorite movies.
The rambunctious 4-year-old – who loved mud and getting dressed up and having dance parties with her brother and sisters – died January 6, after the flu and a co-infection with an adenovirus turned into pneumonia and sepsis.
“She was probably my healthiest of all my kids,” said her mom, Sarah Rudd.
“She had no medical issues. No eczema, no cavities in her teeth, nothing. She was completely healthy,” she said. “I have no idea why it hit her so hard.”
As of the latest update on Friday, at least 32 children in the United States have died from the flu this season — a number that will grow as more states share reports with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The last flu season, which spanned the winter between 2024 and 2025, set a record for the most pediatric deaths in a season, with 289.
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