Eleanor
Eleanor Hopkins Schneider
d. September 2, 2005
Mt. Carroll, Illinois
Eleanor Hopkins Schneider, age 95, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at the United Methodist Church, Mt. Carroll. Reverend Mark Harkness will officiate. Interment will take place at the Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, Illinois. Friends may call from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., September 6, 2005 at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Mt. Carroll or Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll in Eleanor’s memory. Eleanor was born August 26, 1910 in Sterling, Illinois, the daughter of James P. and Bertha (Ingram) Hopkins. She attended Como Country School and graduated from Sterling High School. On October 4, 1936, Eleanor married Leo L. Schneider in Galena, Illinois. Leo passed away April 16, 1994.
Eleanor enjoyed caring for her family as a homemaker. Leo’s job took them to many places in the United States and Europe. She worked with the various churches and community organizations in the places that they lived. Eleanor also helped with the Girl Scouts of America. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, traveling, and horses. She especially enjoyed camping trips with her grandchildren.
Eleanor will be deeply missed by her daughter, Susan (John) Eversoll of Elizabeth, Illinois; her son, Stephen Schneider of Los Angeles, California; one brother, Jason (Marjorie) Hopkins of Pekin, Illinois; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Eleanor is preceded in death by her husband, Leo; one daughter in-law, Janis Schneider; two sisters, Marjorie Hopkins and Jean Orcutt; and one grandson, Larry Becker.
Eleanor Hopkins Schneider, age 95, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at the United Methodist Church, Mt. Carroll. Reverend Mark Harkness will officiate. Interment will take place at the Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, Illinois. Friends may call from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., September 6, 2005 at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Mt. Carroll or Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll in Eleanor’s memory. Eleanor was born August 26, 1910 in Sterling, Illinois, the daughter of James P. and Bertha (Ingram) Hopkins. She attended Como Country School and graduated from Sterling High School. On October 4, 1936, Eleanor married Leo L. Schneider in Galena, Illinois. Leo passed away April 16, 1994.
Eleanor enjoyed caring for her family as a homemaker. Leo’s job took them to many places in the United States and Europe. She worked with the various churches and community organizations in the places that they lived. Eleanor also helped with the Girl Scouts of America. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, traveling, and horses. She especially enjoyed camping trips with her grandchildren.
Eleanor will be deeply missed by her daughter, Susan (John) Eversoll of Elizabeth, Illinois; her son, Stephen Schneider of Los Angeles, California; one brother, Jason (Marjorie) Hopkins of Pekin, Illinois; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Eleanor is preceded in death by her husband, Leo; one daughter in-law, Janis Schneider; two sisters, Marjorie Hopkins and Jean Orcutt; and one grandson, Larry Becker.
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