Eleanor L. Thompson, 94, of Bemidji, MN and formerly of Waterloo, IA died Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Sanford Medical Center in Bemidji.

She was born December 1, 1925 in Ossian, Winneshiek County, IA, the daughter of Leonard and Laura (Osmundson) Johnson. She graduated from Ossian High School. Eleanor was united in marriage to Torvald (Toby) Thompson on October 8, 1949 at the First Lutheran Church in Ossian. He preceded her in death on June 22, 2007.

Eleanor worked at Chamberlain Manufacturing in Waterloo from 1964 to 1980. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Waterloo and was a charter member of Ascension Lutheran Church organized in 1987. During her lifetime Eleanor enjoyed cake decorating, hat making, ceramics/porcelain, quilting, flower arranging and was a noted seamstress. She also enjoyed camping, fishing and spending her winters in Las Vegas with family.

Survivors include daughter Cheri Thompson (Larry Anderson) of Becida, MN; daughter Barbara (Don) Kulish of Las Vegas, NV; granddaughter Alexandra (Chris) Hainsworth of Sydney, Australia; three great grandchildren: Atticus, Calliope, and Harper Hainsworth; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by infant son Mark Edward Thompson; her husband Toby; a brother Orlin Johnson; a sister Sylvia Meyer.