Eleanor Edna Schwab, age 92, of Scottsdale, Arizona and formerly of Schaller, Iowa, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2007, in Scottsdale.

Services celebrating the life of Mrs. Schwab were held on Monday, June 4, 2007, at Messinger Mortuary, Scottsdale, Arizona, and local services on Thursday, June 7, 2007, at the United Methodist Church in Schaller with Reverend Terry Pollard officiating. Interment is in the Schaller Cemetery under the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller. Those who wish to send online condolences to the family may do so via the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home website: www.fratzkejensen.com

Eleanor was born on July 12, 1914, in Odebolt, Iowa to Edward and Lydia (Wallbaum) Kessler. She graduated from Odebolt High School in 1931 and attended the National Business Training School in Sioux City, Iowa. John Grohe Seed Farms of Schaller, Iowa employed her. Eleanor married Lester William Schwab on June 11, 1940 and they made their home in Schaller. Lester owned and operated Schwab Electric, while she was a homemaker and a mother of four children.

Eleanor was an active member of the community and First United Methodist Church. In 1983, some years after her husband’s death, Eleanor moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Scottsdale and various vocal and artist groups and was active in the Scottsdale Senior Center. Some of her activities with the Center consisted of modeling in fashion shows and she sang in the Guys and Dolls Showtime Band and Charlie’s Angels singing groups. She was a season ticket holder to the Scottsdale Performing Arts Center. Eleanor enjoyed traveling with friends, as she did with her husband. A love for all things beautiful; faith, family, friendships, music, art and nature were central in Eleanor’s life. Her talents in the arts brought numerous opportunities for expression and serenity to a life well lived.

Eleanor is survived by her children and their spouses: Douglas and Sally Schwab of Scottsdale, Arizona; Allan and Linda Schwab of Battle Creek, Michigan; Patricia and Richard Selberg of Atlanta, Georgia; and Rebecca and Steven Hamersley of Ankeny, Iowa; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; her loving companion, Alex Salzman of Scottsdale, Arizona; extended family and many friends.She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester; her parents, Edward and Lydia Kessler; and her brother, Walter Kessler.