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Eleanor Gertrude Stuefloten Neufeld

23 Aug 1910 – 18 Oct 2009

Birth23 Aug 1910
Death18 Oct 2009
CemeteryEvergreen Cemetery
Post Falls , Kootenai County , Idaho , USA
Added byColoradoConnie on 28 Aug 2010
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NEUFELD, Eleanor Eleanor Neufeld was born August 23, 1910 in Bromhead, SK, Canada, as the fifth of eight children. She passed away on October 18, 2009 in Post Falls, Idaho. She is survived by her sister Margaret Holland of Woodland, CA; five children, Jerry (Addie) Neufeld, Coeur d'Alene, ID; Cynthia Whistler, Garibaldi, OR; Jim (Cindy) Neufeld, Waldport, OR; Susan (Ray) Myers, Post Falls, ID; and Penny (Gene) Urbatsch, Coeur d'Alene, ID; daughter-in-law Dolores McDowell, Taylorsville, CA; 15 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Harold McDowell; her late husband, George Neufeld; one son, Edwin McDowell; and two grandsons, Jeffrey Rice and Jeffrey Huber. She was widowed at an early age with three small children; she later married George Neufeld and had three more children. The family moved to Post Falls in 1952 from Penryn, CA. Growing up in Santa Barbara, CA, Eleanor loved the ocean and beaches. On a bet she swam in the ocean every day of the year when she was 10 years old. She continued that love throughout her life and needed an ocean fix at least once a year. We all share wonderful memories of ocean visits and seafood dinners, her favorite. A life lived and loved by a large family where everyone was welcomed with a glad cry and a big hug, always known for her cooking and hospitality. She was a parent who knew how to do everything and use everything from the land, gardens and livestock including her own soaps and cheeses. She was very artistic in many mediums, painting, pottery, hand crafts and china painting. She painted into her 98th year of life and was still knitting stocking caps for grandkids. She dearly loved her family and had a real soft spot for all her grands, great-grands and great-great-grands and enjoyed sharing her arts and crafts talent with all of them. Eleanor was a librarian at the Post Falls Library for many years and was a driving force in getting the library built in its present location. She was a Sunday school teacher, 4-H leader, belonged to the Friends of the Library, Post Falls Garden Club and the Prairie Club. She was an avid reader, loved to travel and with her librarian background she always researched her trips gleaning interesting facts about where she traveled. Her passing leaves a hole in our lives that can only be filled with fond memories of home. She used her motherly love to support all endeavors. She recently said, "Oh, I couldn't wait for my children to grow up. I just never wanted them to go away!" And they never did! Funeral arrangements by English Funeral Chapel, Post Falls, Idaho. In lieu of flowers, please commemorate in her name to Hospice of North Idaho, 9493 N. Gov't Way, Hayden, Idaho, 83835. Funeral services will be Saturday 11 a.m. at English Funeral Chapel, Post Falls with burial to follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Post Falls. Please sign Eleanor's guest registry and view online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com.

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