Eleanor Wise

Eleanor M. Wise, 92, of Sellersville, formerly of West Wyoming, passed away in The Laurels at Hidden Meadows, Sellersville, on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. She was the beloved wife of Emory W. "Bin" Wise, with whom she had celebrated 70 years of marriage in June. Born in West Wyoming, the daughter of the late John and Winifred (Dennis) Laverick, she was a 1942 graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School. She worked in New York and then moved to Lansdale for a job at the National Union Division of Philco Ford, where she met her future husband and where she watched the first television prototype. Eleanor sold cakes and hosted C & B Toy and Tupperware parties to earn some extra cash. She was later employed at Jacques de Loux, Inc., Sellersville; Contract Service, Colmar; the Unemployment Office, Lansdale; and H & R Block, Quakertown. She was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Sellersville and the former St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, Exeter. She was a member of the Sellersville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and a past president. She prepared taxes for family and friends, never charging a fee. She enjoyed Atlantic City casino trips with her friends and traveling companions, several of the IHM sisters at Marywood in Scranton. She also played Bingo at the Sellersville Firehouse. A talented baker, cook and seamstress, Eleanor especially liked sewing Halloween costumes and doll clothes. She particularly loved playing cards and games with her grandchildren. Eleanor's claim to fame was when producers for an Oxydol detergent commercial filmed a segment at her Sellersville home after she had written the company a complimentary letter on the product. Survivors: Husband; Sons, Ronald L. Wise (Kathy); Steven J. Wise (Linda), all of Sellersville; Daughters, Kathleen A. Groves (Daryl), of Bladenboro, NC; Christine Brewer (Chip), of Lansdale; Grandchildren, Derrick, Daniel, Jennifer and Adam Groves; Holly Wise; Kelly Moore; Jonathan, Nathan, and Benjamin Wise; William and Katherine Brewer; Great-grandchildren, Tiffany, Vanessa, Carrie, Conner, and Grayson; Great-great-grandson, Henry. Preceded in death by a son, David Wise, and her siblings, Regina Stockert, Dorothy Ehly, Theresa Weidemoyer, and Richard Laverick. Services: Visitation, 7-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Betty Meier Steeley Funeral Home, 87 N. Main St., Sellersville, PA 18960 and 9-9:45 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, St. Agnes Catholic Church, 445 N. Main St., Sellersville, PA 18960; Mass- 10 a.m., Oct. 13, at church. Interment - adjoining parish cemetery. Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Rd., S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047 or online at www. lbda.org. To offer condolences, go to www.steeleyfuneralhome.com.