Her story
A life, in the dash.
Born in a small farming town in Iowa, Eleanor moved to Portland in 1956 with a single suitcase and a teaching certificate. For 38 years she taught second grade — and in retirement she ran a Saturday reading circle at the public library that outlasted three librarians. She married Henry in 1958, raised four children, and grew tomatoes that won the county fair twice. She left behind a garden, a pile of letters, and a recipe for cinnamon bread that her grandchildren are still arguing about.
