Eleanor Sutcliffe

Eleanor (Ellie) S. Sutcliffe went to heaven on August 8, 2020. She was born May 1, 1925 in Madison to Peter and Martha Selstad who had immigrated from Norway. She graduated from Madison East High School in 1942. Ellie worked at Ray-O-Vac for 12 years. After meeting on a blind date, she married Charles Sutcliffe on April 15, 1950 and they were married for 69 years.

Ellie was an accomplished seamstress, making clothes for herself and family. She worked for a time at a fabric store, sharing her love of sewing. Her other interests include singing and listening to music, calligraphy, and following the Badgers and Packers. She and her husband, Charles, enjoyed traveling to all 48 contiguous states, seeing and photographing each state capital.

She was preceded in death by her Husband Charles, her parents, her brother and sister-in-law Clarence and Carol Selstad, her sister and brother-in-law Edith and Harold Beckman, nephews David and Craig, and her sister-in-law Gloria Walsh. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Gary and Karen Sutcliffe, her daughter and son-in-law Karen and James Vann, granddaughter Jennifer and her husband Brian Becker, granddaughter Alicia and her husband Justin Garcia, grandson Ryan Vann, brother-in-law James Walsh, niece and nephews, Janet, Tom, Alan, Pete, and Mark, and other relatives.

A private family memorial service will be held.

The family would like to thank All Saints Assisted Living and Agrace Memory Care for the wonderful care they provided for Ellie. In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Agrace Hospice Care.