Eleanor Jean (Foster) McGaffin (2014)

FOSTER, JOHNSTON, MCGAFFIN

Posted By: Shirley Keating
Date: 10/18/2014 at 22:43:47

Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Friday, October 17, 2014

Eleanor McGaffin, Sioux City

Eleanor Jean (Foster) McGaffin

April 23, 1927 - October 11, 2014

Born in Adams County, Iowa, Eleanor "Ellie" was a life-long Iowa resident, spending her last years in Sioux City, where she made many friends. She married Donald Dean "Pete" McGaffin in 1946, and they enjoyed life together in Corning, Minburn and Winterset until his death in 2009. She is also preceded in death by her brother Charles "Chuck" Foster.

She loved her family and friends, and was known for her youthful spirit and sense of humor, her cooking, sewing, playing cards and sharing love and laughter.

She is survived by her brother Lowell Foster, sons Alan (Terri) and Jim (Linda Jo), grandchildren Mason (Jessie), Demelza, and Graham (Emily), as well as niece Christine (Roger) Johnston, nephews Andy (Marilyn) McGaffin and Doug (Cindy) Foster, and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City on Nov. 8 at 11:00 AM in the chapel. Those wishing to make a gift in Eleanor's memory may consider their area blood bank, local hospice, or the American Cancer Society .

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