- Date Of Birth: March 23, 1931
- Date Of Death: December 2, 2014
- State: Connecticut
Eleanor Plantner Fitz, age 83 of Fairfield, ended her courageous battle with cancer peacefully on December 2, 2014 with the comfort of her family. Eleanor was born on March 23, 1931 in Cleveland Ohio to the late James and Barbara Plantner. She joined the United States Navy WAVES during the Korean conflict, meeting her husband of 59 years while serving in the Pentagon. After leaving the Navy she and Edward settled in Fairfield where they raised their family. She was employed for 24 years at the University of Bridgeport and during her retirement took great joy in volunteering time as a reader to 2nd grade students at the Blackum School for 12 years. She also devoted 750 hours as a volunteer at the Veterans Hospital in West Haven alongside her good friend Martha. Eleanor continued her military support with memberships in the WAVES National Unit 82 CT Mariners, the American Legion Post 143 and its’ Auxiliary as well as the National Association of Navel Veterans Port 5 of Bridgeport.
