Eleanor R. Teele

Funeral services for Eleanor “Ellie” R. Teele, age 90, formerly of Lisbon, will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday (Mar 11, 2017) at the First Congregational Church of Lisbon with Pastor Andrea Mericle officiating. Burial will be in the spring at the White Church Cemetery.

Calling hours will be held on Friday from 4:00-8:00 pm at the Fox & Murray Funeral Home. Mrs. Teele passed away on Wednesday (Mar 8, 2017) at the Riverledge Healthcare Facility surrounded by her loving family.

Surviving are her children Stephen (Gail) Teele of Lisbon, Randall (Diana) Teele of Lisbon and Donna (Steve) Demick of Hammond; grandchildren Jonathan (Naomi) Teele, David Teele & companion (Lyne Beauchamp), Brittany (Dustin) Terry, Bridget (Kris) Moody, Briana Teele, Jacqueline (Justin) Lipsky, Matthew (Gillian) Russell, Benjamin (Brandy) Demick, Rebecca (Dustin) Hallman, Gregory (Arielle) Demick, Melissa (Brian) Schnell, Daniel Demick, Jeremy Demick and William Demick; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and five more on the way. She is also survived by her sisters-in-law, Dorothy (Teele) Rotman and Tina Hill.

Her husband Jonathan W. Teele Jr.; son Jonathan Teele III; a daughter Deborah Russell and a brother Warren Hill predeceased her.

Ellie was born on July 18, 1926 in Lowell MA, a daughter of the late Roland & Marguerite (Berry) Hill. She graduated from Lowell High School and continued her education at the Lowell School of Business. She later married Jonathan W. Teele Jr. on Aug 28, 1948 in Lowell MA.

In 1959 the couple relocated to Lisbon, NY when they started a dairy farm. Following the untimely death of her husband and son in 1967, Ellie rented the farm out until she sold it in 1972. She began working at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center as a secretary from 1968 to 1993 when she retired.

Ellie was a member of the First Congregational Church of Lisbon where she was involved as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, child care provider, treasurer of Camp Laurent and active member of the Women’s Fellowship Group. She was also an active volunteer for Hospice and enjoyed babysitting for her grandchildren, hiking, being on the ocean, traveling and enjoying her dog, Snoopy. Ellie loved helping neighbors and friends in time of need. She even started a little widows’ group that met often for years, which made for some very dear friends.

Memorial contributions can be made to the First Congregational Church of Lisbon or Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley. Condolences can also be shared online at www.foxandmurrayfuneralhome.com.