Eleanor Joanne Andrews

Beautiful, loving wife and mother Eleanor Joanne (Royal) Andrews passed away at Lakeshore Manor, Oshkosh, WI surrounded by her family early Saturday morning, November 17, 2007. Her husband of 57 years, Harry L. Andrews, survives, along with sons Michael, Miami Beach, FL and Steven (wife Stephanie), Stevens Point, WI daughters Natalie (partner Margaret De La Fuente), Dixon, IL and Anne Gerou, Oshkosh. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 24 at 1:00 PM, First Universalist Unitarian Church, 504 Grant St, Wausau, WI 54403. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wisconsin Alzheimers Institute7818 Big Sky Drive, Suite 215, Madison, WI 53719. Phone: 608-829-3300. Eleanor Joanne Royal was born on July 8, 1927 in Athens, MI and grew up in Battle Creek, MI. Her parents, Donovan and Anne Royal, and sister Janet Montgomery preceded her in death. Her brother Donovan, Battle Creek, MI, survives. She was a creative, outgoing woman who graduated from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI with a Bachelor of Art degree. She began her career as a commercial artist in Chicago where she met Harry L. Andrews, Brooklyn, NY, who had recently discharged from the US Navy after WW II. A great romance began and they were married on September 17, 1950 in a garden wedding at her parents home in Battle Creek. Eleanor was always creating art, whether it was painting, ceramics, quilting or batik. She was an exceptional person, a compassionate wife and mother and an amazing cook. She began teaching art in the Battle Creek school system and continued when her family moved to Wausau in 1964. After retiring from teaching with the Wausau Public Schools she and Harry traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and many islands of the Caribbean. They also made many trips to visit their children in Wisconsin, Illinois and Florida. She was an avid reader, loved music and gardening and volunteered with Meals on Wheels.

First Universalist Unitarian Church



504 Grant St.
Wausau
WI
54403

Saturday, November 24, 2007
1:00 PM