Elinor Jeanne Meyer

Elinor was born on March 21, 1928 in Lansing, Iowa. Elinor grew up in Lansing and graduated from Lansing High School in 1945. Elinor attended college at University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls and majored in music and minored in English. She graduated in 1949.

Elinor married the love of her life Leo H. Meyer on June 18,1950. She taught music and English and also worked for Western Farm Management company drawing maps for their reports. Elinor and Leo spent over 10 years working at the YMCA Camp at Estes Park during the summer and treasured their time up in the mountains. Elinor’s life revolved around music. She directed numerous church choirs, taught piano lessons and sang many solos in church including a version of “O Holy Night” on Christmas Eve that would send chills down your spine. There was not a hymn that Elinor did not know. Elinor was also a member of the Eastern Star Bandera chapter.

Elinor is preceded in death by her parents Viette and Harold Englehorn, sister Ruth Clauson, brothers Gary and John Englehorn, her loving husband of 52 years Leo Meyer and daughter Valerie Girard.

She is survived by her sister Carol MacDonald, daughter Jodi Meyer (Ted), son in law Tony Girard and grandson Joshua Meyer, granddaughters Alyssa Girard and Alexis Pruitt (Steven) and numerous great grandchildren.

Elinor was a strong woman that loved her family dearly and truly always made a house a home. She will be dearly missed.

The family would like to thank her Waterford family, Allcare,Westover Hills Rehabilitation center and Good Shepherd Hospice for all the wonderful care they gave Elinor. Your care and compassion will never be forgotten.

Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of life on September 23, 2023 at Grace Lutheran Church in Bandera,Texas at 10am. Luncheon to follow.In lieu of flowers please consider making donations to Grace Lutheran Church, 451 Hwy 173 N, Bandera, TX 78003.