Eleonora worked for 15 years as the Executive Secretary to the President of Kingsley Furniture in LaPorte, IN.
She was known as Nora & Grandma. She belonged to St. Johns Lutheran Church in LaPorte, IN. where she sang as a charter member in the choir for 50 years, she was also a member of the Christ Savior Lutheran Church in Hampton, GA. She enjoyed church related activities, bible studies, sewing, knitting, and reading. She belonged to the LaPorte "Seniors" Group.