Eleanor S. Eckenroth

Eleanor Spicer Eckenroth, accompanied by her guardian angel pendant, passed away during a beautiful sunset on May 31, 2011 and is now at peace in Heaven. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and Nana, who fought a courageous, short battle with Pancreatic Cancer and passed away at the Palliative Care Unit of Forsyth Medical Center. Ellie was born January 7, 1943 in Memphis, TN and graduated from Cedar Cliff High School in Camp Hill, PA in 1960. She attended Shippensburg University, where she met and married her husband, Gary Eckenroth, and together during the past 50 years, they raised three wonderful children as they relocated from Hershey, PA to Cedar Rapids, IA, Chicago, IL, Long Valley, NJ and finally settled in Lewisville, NC in 1987. Nana, as she was known to her eight beautiful grandchildren will be deeply missed but her loving spirit will be with them forever. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and watching sports, especially her favorite team, the Chicago Bears. Ellie also enjoyed playing golf and was a member of the Bermuda Run Ladies Nine Hole Golf Group. She was preceded in death by her parents Oda and Fulmer Spicer; her father-in-law, Russell Eckenroth and many beloved family members and friends. Ellie is survived by her loving husband, Gary Eckenroth; three children, Stephanie Walker and husband, Randy, their three children, Rachael, Kyle, and Anna, all of Fox River Grove, IL; Bradley Eckenroth and wife Angela, their three children, Kelsea, Brady, and Hannah, all of Overland Park, KS; and Mike Eckenroth and wife Rebecca, their two sons, Adam and Luke, all of Clemmons. She is also survived by a sister, Dolores Shadle and husband Glenn of Green Valley, AZ; a brother, Daniel P. Spicer and wife June of Butler, TN; her mother-in-law, Lucy Eckenroth of Clemmons; a brother-in-law Jere Eckenroth and wife Suzanne of York, PA; special cousins, Wally and Diane Spoerlein of Jamestown, NC; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. In order to accommodate out of town family and friends, a memorial service will be held 11:00 am Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel with Chaplain Sheree Jones officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Forsyth Medical Center Foundation, Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center Fund, in memory of Eleanor Eckenroth, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103. The family would like to send a special thanks to Ellie's Doctors, as well as the Forsyth Medical Center Eighth Floor Surgical Team and Palliative Care Unit for their loving care and compassion. Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com.

Memorials:
Forsyth Medical Center Foundation, Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center Fund, in memory of Eleanor Eckenroth, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 or donate online at https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/ForsythMedicalCenterFoundat/OnlineGiving.html

Visitation:
Following the service on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel 108 E. Kinderton Way Advance, NC, 27006 {13305}

Service:
11:00AM on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel 108 E. Kinderton Way Advance, NC, 27006 {13305}

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