Full Obituary

     ELEANOR L. CLINTSMAN, age 92, of Greenwood, WI, passed away at North Shore Healthcare in Marshfield, WI on Thursday, March 12, 2026.  Funeral services will be held at 11am on Monday, March 23, 2026 at Cuddie Funeral Home in Greenwood.  Rev. Kathy Jury will officiate, burial will follow in the Greenwood City Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be her grandchildren: Melissa Rakestraw, Michael Rakestraw, Caryn Davis, Ben Zimmerman, Chelsea Ashland Johnson, Carrie Ashland Murphy, Kristine Fontenot and Kimberly Brooks.  Visitation will be held at Cuddie Funeral Home on Monday from 9am until time of service.
     Eleanor Louise Tyrrell was born on October 15, 1933 in Sheldon, WI to Vernon C. and Grace A. (Jewett) Tyrrell.  She grew up on a farm near Menomonie, WI, graduating from Menomonie High School in 1951.  After high school, Eleanor moved to St. Paul, MN where she worked at Woolworth's Five & Dime Store, and Mando Photo.  She was united in marriage to Robert E. Clintsman on November 15, 1952 at Grace United Methodist Church in Greenwood.  They resided in Greenwood where they raised their five children.  Eleanor began driving school bus for the Greenwood School District in 1970, which she did until 1987.  She then drove truck with her husband, for G.H. Miller, until retiring in 1999.  Her husband, Bob, passed away on January 18, 2014 and she continued living in Greenwood until moving to North Shore Healthcare in August 2025.
     Eleanor was a member of the former Grace United Methodist Church in Greenwood, and a member of Loyal United Methodist Church, a member of Royal Neighbors, and was a Boy Scout Leader, and a 4-H Leader for the Greenwood Satellites.
     She had many interests, but especially loved spending time with her family, gardening, crocheting, reading, sewing, cooking, and traveling, where she went to Germany and cruised to Alaska and the Bahamas.
     Eleanor will be dearly missed by her children: Roxane (Mike) Purgett of Greenwood, Dennis Clintsman of Mt. Shasta, CA, Diane (James) Zimmerman of Janesville, WI, Nancy (Jared) Ashland of Appleton, WI; eight grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; 4 step great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; one step great-great grandchild; two sisters: Veloris Peabody of Eau Claire, WI and Sheryl (James) Baker of Sussex, WI; one brother, Alan (June) Tyrrell of Menomonie, WI; several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
     She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Sr.; one son, Robert Jr.; one grandson, David Rakestraw; and two sisters: Maxine Tyrrell and Lois Schultz.