Eleanor Louise Haskell

1930 - 2016  (85 years)

• Name	Eleanor Louise Haskell  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Apr 1930	Sweetser, Grant, Indiana   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Feb 2016	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana   [2, 4]
  Burial	Maple Grove Cemetery, Sweetser, Grant, Indiana   [2]
  Person ID	I67303	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	LeRoy Haskell,   b. 30 Jan 1897, ..., Tipton, Indiana d. 13 Dec 1981, Marion, Grant, Indiana (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Lucille Leona Amos,   b. 27 Jul 1902, Indiana d. 12 May 1997, Marion, Grant, Indiana (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	1924  [5]
  Family ID	F18699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Charles W. Wright   d. 2008
  Family ID	F31443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Delbert Smith   d. 1977
  Family ID	F81914	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2020

  
  

• Notes

  The Times (Frankfort, IN) February 25, 2016 Eleanor Louise Wright, 85, Marion, died at 8:40 a.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born in Sweetser, IN, to the late Roy and Lucille (Amos) Haskell. Eleanor was a graduate of Sweetser High School. She owned and operated Sue-Lin's Dress Shop in Sweetser for several years and previously worked as a bookkeeper and treasurer for the Oak Hill United Schools Corporation. After retirement, Eleanor worked part-time in the clothes department at Sears. She was a very active member of Sweetser United Methodist Church, where she served as the treasurer and volunteered much of her time to United Methodist Women and several other church groups. Eleanor also enjoyed fishing, golfing, traveling, watching sports, playing Euchre, and reading. Survivors include her daughter, Linda (David) Shelford, Venice, FL; grandchildren, Kara (Freddie) Brush, Michael (Crystal) Shelford, and Amanda Lantz; five great-grandchildren; sister, Sue (Ronnie) Edwards; brother, Terry (Sandy) Haskell; sister-in-law, Cheryl Haskell; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her first husband, Delbert Smith, in 1977; second husband, Charles Wright, in 2008; daughter, Susan Lantz; granddaughter, Kathy Shelford; and three brothers, Max, Don, and Dean Haskell.

  
  

• Sources

  [S36188] Obituary, Chronicle-Tribune (Marion, IN), Donald W. Haskell, (May 17, 2003). [S63183] Cemetery index, Maple Grove Cemetery, Sweetser, Grant, Indiana, (Find-a-Grave). [S51546] Birth certificate, Indiana, Eleanor Louise Haskell. [S63184] Obituary, The Times (Frankfort, IN), Eleanor Louise Wright, (February 25, 2016). [S38155] 1930 census, Indiana, Grant county.