Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Christopherson) Roscoe, Eleanore C. May 11, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Eleanore C. Roscoe
9/5/1914 - 5/11/2005

Eleanore C. Roscoe died quietly at home after a brief illness, surrounded by 
love, on May 11, 2005. She was born on September 5, 1914, in Brookings, South 
Dakota, to Carl and Martha Christopherson. She grew up in Brookings, and 
attended South Dakota State College and Eitel Hospital School of Nursing in 
Minneapolis, Minn, from which she graduated in 1936. In 1937, she married Joe 
E. Cranston and subsequently had two children. She practiced private duty 
nursing for many years in the midwest and moved with her family to California 
in 1952. She worked as an RN, in the 1950's and 60's, at Mrs. Friese's 
Maternity Home, at Mercy Hospital in ICU,Third Main, and surgery, and for the 
office of Dr.'s Coker, Cawley, and Friend. 

In 1965, she married Nelson J. Roscoe and soon after, retired from active 
nursing to travel in their Open Road camper across the United States and 
Canada, and to many favorite fishing lakes. 

She had many passions, among them good books, fine linens, antique dolls, 
Asian treasures, her beautiful garden, the wonders of nature, and the comfort 
of her home.

She values her family, her neighbors, her friends - On life's simple 
pleasures, her comfort depends. We have all gratefully received her gifts of 
wisdom, love, compassion, and humor, as she charted a course of grace and 
beauty throughout her life.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Norman Stanley, of 
Bakersfield, CA; her son and daughter-in-law, Dick and Sue Cranston, of 
Fresno, CA; grandchildren, Scott, Brian, Susan, and Eric and wife, Julie 
Stanley, Christian Cranston and spouse, Joe Garcia, Melissa and husband, Mike 
Navarro, and Michelle Bison; great-grandchildren, Lauren, Michael, William, 
Sage, Thomas, Sarah, Joseph, Jonathon, Haley Sue, Jocelyn, and Ryan; her 
sister-in-law, Nina Mae Garthune of Austin, Texas; and several nieces and 
nephews and their families. She was predeceased by her parents and sisters, 
and her husband, Nelson J. Roscoe, in 1988.

The family wishes to thank Dr. David Dougherty and his office staff for their 
compassion and care, Optimal Hospice (RN Patty), and her neighbors and 
friends, young and old, who have added such a dimension of joy to her life. We 
will gather in her backyard to celebrate her life and honor her memory.

Please plant a beautiful flower in your garden and tend it with care in honor 
of our beloved mother and Nana.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, the 
American Diabetes Association, Optimal Hospice, or any charitable organization 
of your choice.

Doughty-Calhoun-OMeara

Funeral Directors 


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