Cornelia Eleanor Danielson Miller, passed away on september 27, 2007, at the Foss Home in Seattle, Washington. She had been in failing health for some time.
Eleanor, as she was known to close friends and family was born on March 29, 1919 in El Dorado, Kansas to Grover and Edith Simpson. In November 1936 she celebrated her senior year in El Dorado High School by marrying her first husband, Martin Danielson. She graduated from high school in May 1937. She devoted herself to her family and to her church, contributing to many church services with her lovely soprano voice.
In 1942 the Danielson family moved to Wichita. During World War II, she, like many women, went to work to replace a man in service. During the next twenty years she worked as a finance clerk in various businesses in Wichita.
Eleanor was a member of Riverside Christian Church. She enjoyed singing in the church choir.
A few years after the death of her first husband in 1960, she attended Wichita State University. In 1970 she fulfilled a dream of many years by completing a degree in Education. She taught English in Hutchinson, Kansas, and in Wichita.
In 1972 she married Glenn Miller of Salina, Kansas. After their marriage Eleanor taught homebound students in Salina. Later she and Glenn retired to Wichita. After Glenns death she remained in Wichita for several years.
In 1995 Eleanor moved to Seattle, Washington to be near her son.
She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Martin Danielson, and Glenn Miller, and by her daughter, Kathryn Danielson Arnold. She is survived by her son and her daughter-in-law, David and Elaine Danielson of Seattle, Washington, and her sister and brother-in-law, Edith and Dwight Sutton (Bainbridge, Washington. She leaves behind four grandchildren: Jared Danielson of Boston, Massachusetts; Steve Arnold of Las Cruces, New Mexico; Anita Patton of Reno, Nevada; and Eric Arnold of Wolfforth, Texas. Eleanor had seven great-grandchildren. She was devoted to her family; she gave loving care to all family members, but especially to her two husbands and to her mother. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Old Mission Mortuary.