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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 23664
Title: Eleonore E. Bollinger
Date: 10/8/1930-12/27/2017
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Inscription/Marks: 10/8/1930
Summary: Eleonore E. Bollinger, 87, Bismarck, ND, died December 27, 2017, at the Baptist Health Care Center, Bismarck. Mass of Christian burial was held December 30, 2017, at Church of Corpus Christi, Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Becker officiating. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Eleonore Emilie Winkel was born October 8, 1930, in Mannheim, Germany, to Willi and Luise (Schoefer) Winkel. She lived in Mannheim throughout much of her childhood, but at the outbreak of World War II the children of the city were evacuated because of heavy Allied bombing, and she went to live with her grandparents in nearby Schwetzingen until the end of the war. Following the war, she worked as a nanny to the two young sons of an American major stationed with the occupying forces, and it was at that time she met Sergeant Ellis R. Nell of Ellendale, ND. After a three-year courtship, they received permission from the American government to wed, and they were married April 26, 1952, at Kassel, Germany. Shortly after their wedding, however, Ellis developed acute leukemia, and he died July 29, 1952. Eleonore accompanied her husband’s body for burial in Ellendale, and despite the expiration of the three-month visa issued to her for that purpose, she remained stateside at the insistence of Ellis’ mother. As one would expect, this decision wasn't met with cheery approval by the US State Department, but after two years and the intervention of both North Dakota senators, Milton Young and William Langer, a bill was signed by President Dwight Eisenhower to make her a permanent resident of the United States. Upon resolution of her immigration status, Eleonore decided to attend college. During her time at the Ellendale State Teacher’s College, she met Edgar Bollinger of Monango, ND. They were married September 2, 1955, in Ellendale, and they raised son Dwight and daughter Mary. Eleonore ultimately received her Bachelor of Science degree in education from Mayville State College, and she taught for 33 years, 12 years in McKenzie, ND, (6th, 7th, and 8th grades) and 21 years in Bismarck (German). She was a life member of the National Education Association and Retired Teachers, and she earned entry into the "Who’s Who Among American Teachers." Eleonore is survived by her son, Dwight (Cathy) Bollinger; her daughter, Mary Bollinger; grandchildren, Emily Bollinger, Alex (Aly) Bollinger, and Erin (Tim) McBride; and great-grandsons, Brody Bollinger and Sawyer Bollinger. Preceding Eleonore in death were her first husband, Ellis; her second husband, Edgar; and her parents, Willi and Luise Winkel.
Red ID: FND_I_74332 Image ID: 555843 Image Notes: FND001 23664

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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