Obituary -- Eleonore Euritt 1926-2019

Eleonore Warden Euritt was born July 5, 1926 in Heidelberg, Germany, population 140,000, the only child to Alois and Luise (Mack) Schonet.

She grew up during World War II. Eleonore received her education in Heidelberg and attended the University in Heidelberg.

On April 17, 1948, Eleonore married 1st Lieutenant Glenn A Warden U.S. Army in Heidelburg. Together they left from Bremerhafen, Germany on an Army transport ship with 1,650 enlisted men and officers. Three days before they arrived in New York, out in the Atlantic Ocean, they got in a hurricane. This was Eleonore’s first experience of a storm. On September 6, 1948, after 11 days at sea, they arrived in New York City. They established their home in Blockton, Iowa. Both Eleonore & Glenn were in real estate and insurance. In 1955, Eleonore was offered a job with the Blockton Oil Company as a bookkeeper. She was in charge of the propane department. In 1960 the business was sold to Northern Natural Gas Company out of Omaha, Nebraska. Eleonore continued to work for them for 21 years. To this union one son was born Edward G Warden.  Glenn passed away in 1975.

In 1977 she married Marion E Euritt. Marion and Eleonore loved to travel. They went to Heidelberg and Eleonore showed Marion the house she lived in. For 13 winters they enjoyed Winterhaven, Florida. In her retirement years, Eleonore’s hobbies included needle point and stain glass crafting. She loved caring for her beautiful roses, lilies, and irises that grew abundantly in her backyard. Marion passed away in 1996.

Eleonore passed away on May 23, 2019. Preceding Eleonore in death are her parents; her husbands; and grandson Matthew Warden in 2010.

Left to honor her memory are her son Edward G Warden and wife Sandra and grandson Ryan Warden; stepdaughters Marie (Phil) Burmeister and Marla Kay (Dan) Roe; step grandchildren and their families, Jeff (Sonya) Burmeister and their daughter Dylan Burmeister, Jeremy (Lyndsey) Burmeister and their son Owen Burmeister, Michael (Danica) Roe and their children Kaidaen, Keagan, Kolten Roe.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, June 1st at United Baptist Presbyterian Church in Mount Ayr at 11 am. Pastors Mike Maddy and Bill Armstrong will officiate. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Blockton. Memorials may be made to the Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Ayr. Arrangements are under the direction of Armstrong Funeral Home in Mount Ayr.