Remembering the life of Eleanor M. (Hinkley) Fjone
A Celebration of Life Service for Eleanor M. Fjone was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 2, at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea. The Reverend Richard Spande officiated. A light luncheon and a time to greet the family immediately followed the service. Interment was in Hartland Cemetery. Eleanor died on Friday, August 29, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Health Systems, Albert Lea. She was 96.
Eleanor was born on March 27, 1918, in Freeborn, Minnesota, the daughter of George W. and Julia M. (Jacobson) Hinkley. She graduated from Freeborn High School.
On October 22, 1937, she married Wallace I. Fjone. After Wallace returned from WWII, they lived and farmed north of Freeborn for 37 years. In addition to farming, Wallace served as County Commissioner and Eleanor cooked for area restaurants and worked at Bird’s Eye in Waseca. When they retired in 1983, they were the first residents of Luther Place Condominiums in Albert Lea. Wallace died in 2001, and Eleanor continued to live in the condos until her health failed and she became a resident of Oak Park Place, and later St. John’s Lutheran Home.She was a member of Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Hartland, where she had been active in Ladies Aide, Joy Circle and the Altar Guild.
She will be greatly missed by her family, daughters Kathleen Richardson of Cincinnati, OH, and Gloria Darke, of Atherton, CA; grandchildren: Lisa Henske, Julianne Wagner, Susan Bower, Caitlin Darke, John Darke, David Gimberline, Valerie Parker, Gloria Watson, Ginger Quick and Cindy Sigovitch; several great-grandchildren and great-great- grandchildren; sister, Gladys (Dr. William) Miskoff of Hutchinson, MN, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents George and Julia Hinkley, her daughter Joan, husband Wallace, brothers Vernon, Floyd, Irving and Raymond Hinkley and a sister, Iva Proehl.