Elanor Bee Waddle
December 03, 2014
Elanor B. Waddle, 77, was born August 17, 1937, in Bussey, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Kathryn Mathews. She passed away at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell, Iowa, on December 3, 2014.
Elanor worked for the Iowa Department of Transportation for more than 25 years until her retirement in 1992. She was a member of Central Iowa Model A Club and the Red Hat Club. She loved bowling and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, playing cards, Bingo, and solving crossword puzzles.
Elanor is survived by her husband of 60 years, Leroy; daughters, Linda (Jack) Cort, Lori (Dave Jones) Tucker, and Nancy (Tony) Neels; grandchildren, Jennifer Jacobs, Steven (Susan) Cort, Kelley (Brooks) DeHeer, BillyJohn Tucker, Kati (Justin) Bernard, and Dustin (Bizzy) Jividen; great-grandchildren, Haley, Derek, Shelby, Grace, Sophia, Alaina, Aiden, Jenna, Tyler, Ashlee, Lillian, and Liam; great great-grandson, Ivan; siblings, Darrel (Karen) Mathews and Margaret (John) Hicks; as well as a host of other family and beloved friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; granddaughter, Jami Tucker; brother, Henry Mathews; and sister, Esther Post.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8, 2014, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines, with burial to follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the funeral home.
In loving memory of Elanor, memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Manor or to a hospice of the donor’s choice.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Madeleine Carroll
12/12/2014
My deepest sympathy to the Waddle family , My thoughts and prayers are with you,
gayle (carter) irving
12/08/2014
Turk I am so very sorry to hear this about Elanor.. I hope you know you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers
love Gayle Carter Irving
Cheryl McGraw
12/08/2014
Elanor and I became friends while working at the DOT through the 80's. What a fun person she was! We used to walk during our breaks talking and laughing the whole time. I remember when Leroy would come to the Lucas Bldg with his Santa suit on at Xmas time. Those were very fond memories. We lost touch after she retired but I would think of her from time to time always with a smile on my face. My deepest sympathies to Leroy and her loving family.
Janette Brown Leanhart
12/06/2014
Leroy, Linda, Lori, Nancy, and Families,
I am so sorry to hear of Elanor's passing, she will be greatly missed, I remember our Pontoon boat rides. our camping trips, she was always a joy to be with. Always had a positive attitude,
She loved her family dearly.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
God Bless you.
Linda Gudde
12/06/2014
I worked with Mrs Waddle`s daughter Nancy, we took many walks, and she shared many wonderful stories of her mother, and of the love for her. My sincerest sympathies to the family. Mrs Waddle will be sadly missed.
Sarah Sheets
12/05/2014
I am sorry to hear about Ellie. She was a long time customer of mine. I always enjoyed visiting with her every week. She would talk about her family and Leroy. I know she enjoyed going to Texas.
My sincere sympathy to the family.
She was one of my favorite customers.