Eleanor R. Savage 1927 - 2017

SAVAGE, KING, OZENBERGER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/15/2017 at 00:08:58

Sioux City Journal
10 April 2017

DAKOTA DUNES | Eleanor R. Savage, 89, formerly of Dakota Dunes, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at a care facility in Waukee, Iowa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Roger Madden officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Tuesday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Online condolences may be expressed at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Eleanor R. Savage, daughter of Henry A. and Lenora R. (King) Ozenberger, was born Oct. 10, 1927, in St. Joseph, Mo. She grew up and attended school in St. Joe.

On March 31, 1950, Eleanor was united in marriage to Joseph “Joe” L. Savage in Kansas City, Mo. This union was blessed with three children, William, Debra and Cynthia. With Joe’s job, the family moved to various communities in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. In recent years, Eleanor made her home in Dakota Dunes. Joe passed away on Aug. 2, 2009. In June 2016, Eleanor moved to Johnston, Iowa.

Eleanor was a homemaker and enjoyed golfing and traveling. She was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Eleanor is survived by one son, W.M. (Elise) Savage; one daughter, Cindy (Russ) Riessen; son-in-law, Michael Oliver; two granddaughters, Heidi (Doug) Mizer and Haley Crowson; and four great-grandchildren, Payton, Julian and Griffin Mizer and Madison Crowson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Joe; and daughter, Debra Jo Oliver.