Charlotte · the for Woman was shot to death Maine's chief medical examiner said Thursday that Ellen Choate, the 24-year-old Middletown woman who disappeared two years ago, died from a gunshot wound in the head. The skeletal remains of the woman were found Tuesday along a two-lane highway southwest of Bangor. Ms. Choate left Philadelphia on May 31, 1975, to go take a teaching job in Bangor. She boarded a'train for Boston; and had not been heard from since. Dr. Henry Ryan, the medical examiner, said there is. a hole. in the skull which was caused by a bullet. He has not yet ruled on cirumstances oi~ her death, but said they are "highly suspicious."; ~ · , . · _ · " · · · . · .".· "From the size of the hole we can make a. rough .guess at. the. caliber of the gun. We can "also, determine;:' the direction; ; ; from .which .';· -was fired[ ,-becaiise;'ihe- hole" -is always larger oh the opposite side of contact,"" he said. ''.But we are not going to relea'se those details yet." He did say it appears that Ms. Choate was shot from the side. SGT. DALE Ames, the Maine State Police's officer on the case, said today that he has no leads. A 1969 graduate of Penncrest High and a 1972 graduate of University of Pennsylvania, Ms. Choate graduated from Raven Hill Academy, Philadelphia on the day of her disappearance. Through Raven Hill, she had been practice teaching in Bangor and was living in Maine. She returned to Philadelphia for her graduation and was to return to Maine for. her job at the Children's House, Bangor. At the time of her disappearance, her family contacted all Maine police departments and hired a private detective, but heard nothing until the body was found this week. Her mother, Anne, said she is relieved to know what happened. Ellen is also survived by three brothers, David T. of Drexel Hill, Peter J. of Hatboro and Robert W. of Fort Hood, Texas. Memorial services will be . scheduled as soon as the Maine oolice release the body.