Eleanor Marie (Criss) Floss (2008)

FLOSS, CRISS, SHARPE, TOMASH, SLAYTON, PAINTER, JONES

Posted By: Shirley Keating (email)
Date: 12/21/2008 at 22:05:34

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
December 17, 2008

ELEANOR MARIE CRISS FLOSS
Coralville, Iowa

Eleanor Marie Criss Floss “Criss,” 71, died peacefully at her home in Coralville, Dec. 7, 2008, surrounded by family. Private memorial services will be held at a later date in Winterset, Iowa.

Survivors include her four children: Cindy Floss-Sharpe of Coralville, Julie (Scott) Tomash of Swisher, Arthur “Art” (Carrie) Floss of Coralville, and Joseph (Jen) Floss of Coralville; 10 grandchildren; and a sister, Jo Ann Slayton of Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Criss, and her mother, Blanche (Painter) Jones.

Eleanor was born April 12, 1937, in Winterset, Iowa, to Joseph and Blanche Criss. She graduated from Winterset High School in 1955 and then attended business school in Omaha. Upon completion, she went to Washington, D.C., where she worked for the Department of the Navy and attended Patricia Stevens modeling school. Eleanor returned to Des Moines, Iowa, to work as an assistant manager for Ace Employment and in the personnel department of National Travelers Insurance. She married George Floss on July 8, 1961, in Des Moines and resided in Alton/Godfrey, Ill., for approximately 16 years. They divorced in 1976. Her modeling career stayed active on the side, and she hosted the “etiquette corner” on KRNT TV working with Larry McKeever. Eleanor later managed Elizabeth Ann Modeling in Cedar Rapids. Her additional employment involved working for The University of Iowa Hospitals Department of Neurosurgery, the City of Coralville, and the DOT-Iowa City Driver’s License Bureau — with her retirement from the Department for the Blind as secretary of the Cedar Rapids office.

Those close to Criss will remember her calm, common sense approach to life; her caring and concern for her family; enjoying her neighborhood and appreciating simple pleasures of animals; and watching television with her quiet serenity. Memorials may be sent to Elder Services-Meals on Wheels, 28 S. Linn, Suite 208, Iowa City, IA 52240 or Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade Street, Iowa City, IA 52240. Online condolences and remembrances may be left by visiting www.iowacremation.com under “obituaries.”

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