Obituary for Eleanor H Hobdell

Eleanor H. Hobdell
Homemaker

Mrs. Eleanor H. Hobdell of Springfield, PA, died on September 25, 2017 at the Broomall Rehabilition and Nursing Center.

Born in Deland, FL, Mrs. Hobdell was a graduate of Upper Darby High School and later the Pierce Business School in Philadelphia. She was a resident of Springfield for over 65 years.

Mrs. Hobdell was a member of Covenant United Methodist Church and the Springfield Womens’ Club. She was a former den mother of Scout Troop #227. She enjoyed gardening, and genealogy, and was a lover of the arts. An amateur artist, she also loved music and the theater.

She is survived by two sons, Robert and John Hobdell, two grandsons, Sean and Nelson IV, and a great-grandson, Zebulon. She was predeceased by her husband, Nelson P. Hobdell, Jr., a son Nelson P. Hobdell III, a sister, Judith Dexter and a brother, Joseph Haigh.

Relatives and friends are invited to her viewing on Thursday, September 28, after 9:00 AM at the Covenant United Methodist Church, 212 W. Springfield Road, Springfield, PA 19064 followed immediately by her funeral service at 10:00 AM.

Interment will be in Arlington Cemetery, Drexel Hill, PA.

Memorial gifts may be made to the above named church for the Captial Improvement Fund.