Eleanor Beatrice Hojaboom1

F, #20281, b. Sep 26, 1915, d. Dec 31, 2011
Pedigree
ChartsCantell Descendants Chart
Father*Arthur Oland Hojaboom2 b. Feb 1, 1880, d. Aug 13, 1960
Mother*Eva Bertine MacArthur2 b. Jul 30, 1885, d. Jul 21, 1947

Family 1

Ernest Melville Cantell b. Feb 2, 1916, d. Jul 24, 1973
Children

Family 2

John Otis Kretzenger b. Oct 1, 1920, d. Oct 12, 1981
Child

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 26, 1915 Eleanor Beatrice Hojaboom was born on Sep 26, 1915 at Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.3 
 She was the daughter of Arthur Oland Hojaboom and Eva Bertine MacArthur.2 
Marriage*Oct 31, 1935 Eleanor Beatrice Hojaboom married Ernest Melville Cantell, son of Harland Merton Cantell and Elizabeth Leona Hickok, on Oct 31, 1935 at Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
Marriage*circa 1954 Eleanor Beatrice Hojaboom married John Otis Kretzenger circa 1954.4 
Death*Dec 31, 2011 Eleanor Beatrice Hojaboom died on Dec 31, 2011, at age 96 at Franklin County Health & Rehabilitation Center, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.5 
ObituaryJan 3, 2012  OBITUARY: ST. ALBANS - Eleanor Bertine Kretzenger, 96, a longtime resident of this area, passed away Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011, at the Franklin County Rehab Center.
She was born on Sept. 20, 1915, in St. Albans. Eleanor was the daughter of the late Arthur and Eva (MacArthur) Hojaboom.
Eleanor was married to John O. "Big John" Kretzenger, who preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 1981.
She was employed as a Base Exchange Manager by the USAF (civil service) retiring in 1969. She has resided in this area since 1953, moving from New York. Eleanor was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and a member of Service Seekers Circle of Kings Daughters. Since 1964, she was an active bowler belonging to several leagues. She was an avid fan of the Boston Celtics as well as the Atlanta Braves.
Survivors include her three children: Connie and Richard Price of Cheney, Wash., Michael and Judy Cantell of Enosburg, and Kathy Ann and Daniel Martin of Largo, Fla. She also leaves 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, Eleanor was preceded in death by her son, James Wallace "Wally" Cantell.
A graveside funeral service will be held later this spring at a time to be announced.
Assisting the Kretzenger family is the Heald Funeral Home of St. Albans, where private messages of condolence are welcome at: www.healdfuneralhome.com.

Published in the St. Albans Messenger, St. Albans, VT - January 2012.4
 
Burial*Jan 4, 2012 She was buried on Jan 4, 2012 at Greenwood Cemetery, Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 82888018.6 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1094] Vermont - Birth Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  6. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.