Ella, the daughter of Ilana and Zvi Kowalsky, was born in Israel on April 15, 1985. On 2 October 2003, Ella joined the IDF, served in the Israel Air Force, completed her mandatory service and continued her career in the IDF. She fell during her duties on April 16, 2006. She was twenty-one years old and was laid to rest in the military section of the Yokneam cemetery.