Miami County OhArchives Obituaries.....Cromer, Eleanor May (Bryan) January 30, 2011
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The Piqua Daily Call 30-Jan-2011
KETTERING - Eleanor May (Bryan) Cromer, a resident of Kettering, died at Good 
Samaritan Hospital on Monday, Jan. 30, 2011.
Eleanor was born in Chicago, III., on July 26, 1922, and raised in Piqua, 
where her family owned and operated Retter's Tea Room, a well known restaurant 
for fine dining.
She graduated from Piqua High School in 1940 and from Miami University in 
1944, where she was a proud member of Chi Omega Sorority, was elected to 
Mortar Board, and was an editor on the "Recensio" staff. Following graduation, 
Eleanor worked for Proctor and Gamble, until meeting the love of her life, 
Bill Cromer, just home from the war. They were married in 1946 and settled in 
Dayton, where they raised four daughters. Eleanor loved being a wife, mother, 
and grandmother. She was very proud of her daughters and granddaughters and 
often commented how they "all turned out so well!"
She had an adventurous spirit and enjoyed travelling the world with her 
husband. She also liked to volunteer her time bringing comfort to others, such 
as with the chaplains at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, with Mended Hearts at 
Dayton Heart Hospital, and visiting shut-ins for her church. She is described 
as being gracious, loving, happy, generous, but, most of all, we remember her 
as kind. She was a lot of fun. She was unflaggingly optimistic and 
encouraging, with a radiant smile on her face. Eleanor often quoted her 
Grandma Jones' words to live by: "Always look forward; never look back," 
and "Count your blessings." Eleanor long since gave her life over to her Lord 
and Savior, Jesus Christ, and they continue, even now, to consult together. 
Her family and many friends will tell you she was the nicest girl in 
Montgomery County. There was a lovely feeling in our home and that feeling was 
our mother.
Eleanor was predeceased by her parents, Glenn Merrill Bryan and Bessie Esther 
(Jones) Bryan and brother Norman Bryan.
She is survived and sorely missed by her husband of 64 years, William; 
daughters, Nancy Bryan Cromer of Evanston, III., Barbara Ann Cromer (John 
Wincek) of Cleveland, Susan Virginia Cromer of Dayton and Amy Jeanne Cromer of 
Dayton; granddaughters, Ann Marie DeLorenzo of New Orleans, La. and Nora May 
Cromer of Cleveland; a niece, Kitty Evans Niebuhr (Robert) of Indian Beach 
Harbor, Fla.; grandniece, Jennifer Cleveland (William) of Birmingham, Ala.; 
and grandnephew, Jeffrey Niebuhr (Jackie) of Atlanta, Ga. Eleanor also leaves 
behind many cousins in Topeka, Grantville and Great Bend, Kan.
Family will greet friends from 4-3 p.m. at Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. 
Stroop Road, Kettering. Private burial will be in Fletcher Cemetery, Fletcher. 
A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Southern Hills United 
Methodist Church, 2287 S. Dixie Highway, Kettering, with Pastor Dave Broyles 
officiating.

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