Eleanor Lucile Upthegrove (Armstrong), 104 of Superior, passed away peacefully at New Perspectives on Wednesday, April 14.
Eleanor was born June 20, 1916, in Ashland, WI, in a farmhouse on Beaser Avenue. She was the eldest child of five, to Samuel McGinley Armstrong Jr. and Mabel Selvig Armstrong. Eleanor attended school in Ashland, graduating from Normal School at 18 with a license to teach.
Eleanor met the love of her life, Lyman Upthegrove, also from Ashland, and they were married in 1937. They both enjoyed sports, camping with friends, and a love of Lake Superior. Her early married years were interrupted by Lyman being sent to war, while she stayed at home tending to 3 small children, with two in diapers.
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