Elinor (Ellie) Ruth (Resnick) Adams, 78, of West Hartford, died Jan. 2. She was the wife of Robert Adams. Born in Springfield, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Elsie (Lavin) Resnick. In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children, Phyllis Madden and her husband Benjamin of Greenwich, and Howard Adams and his wife Patricia of Sandy Hook; her grandchildren, Dylan Madden, Mackenzie Madden, Shea Madden, Sarah Adams, and Jaime Adams; and her brother Richard Resnick.