Lasting Memories
Eleanor Grantier
June 5, 1916-Feb. 6, 2016
Menlo Park, California
Long time Menlo Park resident, Eleanor Alexander Grantier died peacefully at her home. Her daughter Gayle, son-in-law David and granddaughters Kirsten and Erin were at her side.
Eleanor was born in 1916 in Montrose, Colorado, to Lavone and James Alexander. She was the first of four children born to the couple. Her sisters Rowena Howe and Loraine Smith and brother Robb Alexander all preceded her in death.
The family left Montrose in 1931 and moved to Boulder City, Nevada, where her father was an engineer and legal counsel for the Hoover Dam. When his role in that project was completed, they moved to Salt Lake City, where she attended East High School and the University of Utah.
During her university years she served as the president of Alpha Delta Phi sorority and graduated in 1938. She was also an active member of P.E.O. Chapter LL for many years.
While in high school, she 'caught the eye' of her husband-to-be, Jess Lee Grantier, son of Robert Kinney and Myrtle Jean Jackson Grantier.
Eleanor and Lee were married September 9, 1941, and in 1950 the couple moved to Menlo Park. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage until Lee's passing in 2007.
Eleanor continued to live independently in their home until her own death. She was a member of the Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and served in many capacities over the years.
She was a wonderful homemaker and cook, an accomplished seamstress, an avid lover of puzzles and a tireless shopper right up until her death.
She was a loving mother to Gayle, grandmother to Kirsten Ladera and Erin King and the great grandmother of five; Bayani Ladera, Alexander Ladera, Jessamine Ladera, Jackson 'PK' King and Ella King.
Members of her family from Canada, Colorado, Arizona, Texas and California will be gathering to celebrate what would have been her 100th birthday in June and share in a private inurnment ceremony at Skylawn Cemetery.
She was blessed with a long, full life and was a blessing to her family. She is missed every day.
June 1, 2016
