Eleanor M. Fisher

Eleanor M. Fisher, 88, of Portersville passed away peacefully at 9:09 a.m. Tuesday at Carriage Manor Nursing Home, New Castle.

Mrs. Fisher was born May 2, 1929, in Portersville, a daughter of the late Carl and Aleta (Ray) Hallstein.

A lifelong resident of Portersville, Eleanor attended the “town school” and later graduated from Portersville High School in 1947.

Eleanor was a homemaker her entire life and dedicated her life to caring for her husband and children, taking great pride in keeping an immaculately clean home.

She was a member of Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Portersville.

Eleanor was also a member of the Laurel Travel Club where she was the secretary for 30 years. She was a member of the woman's card club for more than 20 years.

She enjoyed square dancing with her husband, Leslie, and loved spending time with her family.

Surviving are her husband of 69 years, Leslie C. Fisher, whom she married Oct. 24, 1947; two daughters, Sue (Thomas) Moore of Portersville and Connie (Thomas) Slater of New Castle; two sons, Wayne (Cheryl) Fisher of West Sunbury and Terry Fisher of Ormond Beach, Fla.; a brother, Edward (Sara Lee) Hallstein of Grove City; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents.

FISHER — Visitation for Eleanor M. Fisher, who died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, will be from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, 111 W. Falls St., New Castle. Funeral service will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Judith Wilson, pastor of Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Hermon Cemetery, Slippery Rock Township.Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.