Eleanor Fern Price
September 30, 1927 — February 4, 2016
Eleanor F. Price, 88, of Central City passed away Thursday, February 04, 2016 at Promise House Assisted Living Center in Hiawatha. Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City. Funeral Service: 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 7, 2016 Alice United Methodist Church, Center Point, with visitation 1 p.m. until service time. Burial: Alice Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa.
Survivors include her children, Roger (Connie) Price of Collinsville, OK, Cindy (Ed) Roalf of Marion, Pam (Jeff) Morris of Wesley, and Brad (Bev) Price of Alburnett; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Jean Caldwell and MaryLou Robinson both of Coggon.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ervin; one son, Charles; and her brother, Donald Henderson.
Eleanor was born September 30, 1927 to Floyd L and Lucille C. (Kirkpatrick) Henderson in Ryan. She graduated from Coggon High School in 1945. Eleanor married Ervin Price on January 27, 1946 in Coggon. She was a homemaker and worked for Alburnett Schools as a cook for 12 years. She loved quilting and sewing. Eleanor volunteered her time making chemo hats and lap robes for Camp Courageous. Eleanor and Jr. loved square dancing with the Guys & Dolls Club. Eleanor was a member of the Alice United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.
The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at the Promise House for the care and compassion shown to Eleanor.
Memorials may be directed to the Alice United Methodist Church or Camp Courageous.
Survivors include her children, Roger (Connie) Price of Collinsville, OK, Cindy (Ed) Roalf of Marion, Pam (Jeff) Morris of Wesley, and Brad (Bev) Price of Alburnett; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and her sisters, Jean Caldwell and MaryLou Robinson both of Coggon.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ervin; one son, Charles; and her brother, Donald Henderson.
Eleanor was born September 30, 1927 to Floyd L and Lucille C. (Kirkpatrick) Henderson in Ryan. She graduated from Coggon High School in 1945. Eleanor married Ervin Price on January 27, 1946 in Coggon. She was a homemaker and worked for Alburnett Schools as a cook for 12 years. She loved quilting and sewing. Eleanor volunteered her time making chemo hats and lap robes for Camp Courageous. Eleanor and Jr. loved square dancing with the Guys & Dolls Club. Eleanor was a member of the Alice United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women.
The family would like to give a special thanks to the staff at the Promise House for the care and compassion shown to Eleanor.
Memorials may be directed to the Alice United Methodist Church or Camp Courageous.
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