1923
Eleanor
2008
Eleanor Sandell Braaten
August 29, 1923 — November 30, 2008
Eleanor Sandell Braaten, 85, of Rock Island, died November 30, 2008 at Country House Residences in Davenport, Iowa.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 39th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from Noon - 2:00 pm prior to the funeral services on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to First Lutheran Church, Moline.
Eleanor was born to Anny Marie Johannson and Albin Sandell at Moline Lutheran Hospital on August 29, 1923. Born Maj Lisbeth Eleanor Sandell she attended First Lutheran Sunday School where she was confirmed. She was an only child. She was a graduate of John Deere Jr. High being part of the first class to attend that new building. She graduated Moline High School in 1941. She worked at Augustana Book Concern and later as a "time keeper" at John Deere Harvester. Eleanor remained very active in church activities from confirmation through the years of Luther League. She met Willard C. Braaten through church group activities. He graduated from Augustana in 1943 and went to work for Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago, Illinois. The production of Penicillin and Heparin qualified him for a draft deferrable position. She married Willard at First Lutheran Church June 2, 1945 and moved to Waukegan, Illinois where Willard pursued his career in production engineering of many valuable medications during his tenure there. Eleanor and Willard had two daughters, Ann Lenore and Mary Ellen. After serving Abbotts for 20 years, Willard went into business forming Norse Chemical Laboratories and inventing Sugar Twin in Cudhay, Wisconsin where they lived for four years. Eleanor and Willard then moved to California in 1968 where they lived for 5 years. Eleanor loved her life in California; church groups, bridge and golf took up much of her time. Willard passed away at the age of 51 in Galita, CA. Eleanor stayed 3 more years until she was needed by her parents in Moline. She lived the last 35 years of her life in the Quad Cities.
Survivors
Daughters Ann L. (Joe) Vermeire Moline
Mary Ellen (Joshua) Miner Boxford, MA
Grandchildren Marc (Deb) Vermeire San Juan Island, WA
AMee Vermeire and fianc? Patrick Reddick Wheaton, IL
Dr. Jon (Margaret) Vermeire New Haven, Connecticut
Travis Vermeire Moline
Joshua Miner Andover, MA
Lea Miner Homer, AK
Great Grandchildren Oskar and Charles Vermeire
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and granddaughter Kim Lang.
Online condolences may be expressed to Eleanor's family by visiting her obituary at www.esterdahl.com.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, 6601 39th Avenue, Moline. Visitation will be from Noon - 2:00 pm prior to the funeral services on Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to First Lutheran Church, Moline.
Eleanor was born to Anny Marie Johannson and Albin Sandell at Moline Lutheran Hospital on August 29, 1923. Born Maj Lisbeth Eleanor Sandell she attended First Lutheran Sunday School where she was confirmed. She was an only child. She was a graduate of John Deere Jr. High being part of the first class to attend that new building. She graduated Moline High School in 1941. She worked at Augustana Book Concern and later as a "time keeper" at John Deere Harvester. Eleanor remained very active in church activities from confirmation through the years of Luther League. She met Willard C. Braaten through church group activities. He graduated from Augustana in 1943 and went to work for Abbott Laboratories in North Chicago, Illinois. The production of Penicillin and Heparin qualified him for a draft deferrable position. She married Willard at First Lutheran Church June 2, 1945 and moved to Waukegan, Illinois where Willard pursued his career in production engineering of many valuable medications during his tenure there. Eleanor and Willard had two daughters, Ann Lenore and Mary Ellen. After serving Abbotts for 20 years, Willard went into business forming Norse Chemical Laboratories and inventing Sugar Twin in Cudhay, Wisconsin where they lived for four years. Eleanor and Willard then moved to California in 1968 where they lived for 5 years. Eleanor loved her life in California; church groups, bridge and golf took up much of her time. Willard passed away at the age of 51 in Galita, CA. Eleanor stayed 3 more years until she was needed by her parents in Moline. She lived the last 35 years of her life in the Quad Cities.
Survivors
Daughters Ann L. (Joe) Vermeire Moline
Mary Ellen (Joshua) Miner Boxford, MA
Grandchildren Marc (Deb) Vermeire San Juan Island, WA
AMee Vermeire and fianc? Patrick Reddick Wheaton, IL
Dr. Jon (Margaret) Vermeire New Haven, Connecticut
Travis Vermeire Moline
Joshua Miner Andover, MA
Lea Miner Homer, AK
Great Grandchildren Oskar and Charles Vermeire
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and granddaughter Kim Lang.
Online condolences may be expressed to Eleanor's family by visiting her obituary at www.esterdahl.com.
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