Obituary of Eleanor Vieweg

Sodus: Miss Eleanor Vieweg passed away on January 24, 2012. She was born October 10, 1926 at Arnot-Ogden Hospital in Elmira, NY. Eleanor was predeceased by her grandparents; Rev. Rudolf and Emma Vieweg of Elmira and John and Mary Elizabeth Decker of Elmira; her parents Otto and Florence Vieweg of Binghamton; siblings Jean Youmans of Binghamton and Howard Vieweg Sr, of California. She is survived by her sister Donna Meneely of Sodus, NY; nieces Dr. Cheryl (Jason) Blonstein of Brooklyn, and Katherine (John) Graf of Chester, NY; nephews Stuart Youmans Jr. of Binghamton, Gary (Nancy) Youmans of Apalachin, NY, Charles (Martha) Vieweg of California, Howard (Dana) Vieweg Jr. of California, David (Karen) Meneely of Sodus, NY as well as several great nieces and great nephews and cousins. A graduate from Cornell University’s Home Economics Department in 1948, Eleanor had worked for NYSEG in Binghamton, GE in Corning and Connecticut, and spent over 40 years at Jersey Central Power and Light Company in Asbury Park, NJ. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, knitting, reading (especially mystery and detective books) working on jig-saw and crossword puzzles and word games. She loved her family and her pets. Funeral services for Eleanor will be held Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. at the United Third Methodist Church of Sodus. A reception at the church will follow. Interment at the convenience of her family will be at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Humane Society of Wayne County, Lyons, NY 14489, a humane society of your choosing, or to the Organ Fund at the United Third Methodist Church of Sodus. Arrangements: Norton Funeral Home of Sodus.