DIXON – Eleanor S. Pitcher, 97, of Dixon, formerly of Princeton, passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at Heritage Square in Dixon.

She was born April 20, 1915, in Amboy, the daughter of Louie A. and Rosella (Hurley) Scott. She graduated from Amboy High School and was a lifelong homemaker. Eleanor married LetB Pitcher on Nov. 20, 1940, in Dallas. He died in 1996.  

She is survived by her grandchildren, Matt Greenwood of San Diego, and Amy Greenwood of Denver; and her son-in-law, Tom Girsch of Waterloo, Iowa. Also surviving are one sister, Delores Smidebush of Madison, Wis.; and numerous nieces and nephews.