Columbus, N.C. - Eleanor Winkle Maldaner Maxwell went to be with the Lord on February 5, 2012, trusting in the promise found in God's Word: "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." 1 John 5:11,12Born December 10, 1917 in Evanston, IL, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Julia Winkle. She was the widow of William H. Maldaner to whom she was married for 37 years and Robert Glenn Maxwell (K4TAM) to whom she was married for 10 years. Eleanor was an amateur radio operator (WD4AWH) and had resided in Polk County for the past 36 years. She attended Midway Baptist Church.Surviving are two sons, Richard Maldaner (Candace) of Deerfield Beach, FL and Gary Maldaner (Cathy) of Columbus, NC; two brothers, Leonard Winkle (Bonnie) of Phoenix, AZ and Robert Winkle of Milwaukee, WI. Also surviving are 6 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters, Grace Winkle, Marjorie Elkjer and Lorraine Hallock.Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in the McFarland Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gary Lockee and Rev. Nathan Deatrick officiating.Burial will be private.
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