Eleanor M. Wise

SELLERSVILLE — Eleanor M. Wise, 92, of Sellersville, formerly of West Wyoming, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at her residence in The Laurels at Hidden Meadows, West Rockhill Township.

She was the beloved wife of Emory W. "Bin" Wise, with whom she had celebrated 70 years of marriage this past June.

Born in West Wyoming, she was the daughter of the late John and Winifred (Dennis) Laverick. She was a 1942 graduate of Wyoming Memorial High School.

A longtime member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Sellersville, Mrs. Wise was also a member of the former St. Cecilia's Catholic Church in Exeter.

Eleanor was a member of the Sellersville Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary for many years and was a past president.

Eleanor prepared taxes for family and friends and never charged 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.

In addition to her husband, Mrs. Wise is survived by two sons, Ronald L. Wise, and his wife, Kathy, Steven J. Wise and his wife, Linda, all of Sellersville; two daughters, Kathleen A. Groves, and her husband, Daryl, of Bladenboro, N.C., Christine Brewer and her husband, Chip, of Lansdale; 11 grandchildren, Derrick, Daniel, Jennifer and Adam Groves, Holly Wise, Kelly Moore, Jonathan, Nathan, and Benjamin Wise, and William and Katherine Brewer; five great-grandchildren, Tiffany, Vanessa, Carrie, Conner and Grayson; and a great-great-grandson, Henry.

She was preceded in death by a son, David Wise; and her siblings, Regina Stockert, Dorothy Ehly, Theresa Weidemoyer and Richard Laverick.

A visitation will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, in the Betty Meier Steeley Funeral Home, 87 N. Main St., Sellersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 13, in St. Agnes Catholic Church, 445 N. Main St., Sellersville, where a brief visitation will be held from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her name may be made to Lewy Body Dementia Association, 912 Killian Hill Road, S.W., Lilburn, GA 30047 or online at www. lbda.org.

Arrangements by the Betty Meier Steeley Funeral Home, Sellersville, www.steeleyfuneralhome.com.