- Date Of Birth: May 6, 1932
- Date Of Death: July 7, 2019
- State: Iowa
Eleanor (Selby) Rhoads, 87, of Newton died on Sunday, July 7, 2019, at Park Centre.
Eleanor, the daughter of Ernest and Margurite Sarah (Harper) Selby, was born on May 6, 1932 in Albia. She grew up in Albia and graduated from Albia High School in 1950. She later became a Certified Nursing Assistant. On June 17, 1950, Eleanor was united in marriage with Alfred Rhoads in Albia. Shortly after they moved to Newton. Eleanor worked as a nurse’s aide and as a homemaker, raising the couples’ five boys.
Eleanor is survived by her sons, Randy (Cindy) Rhoads of Newton, Bruce Rhoads (Jenny McMillen) of Knoxville, and Kevin (Kristi) Rhoads of Newton; grandchildren, Chad (Crystal) Rhoads, Tori (Nate) Boleyn, Nathan (Maggie) Rhoads, Justin Rhoads, Kendra Rhoads, Sarah Rhoads (Michael Nowack), Kaylie (Dakota) Hills, Hannah Rhoads, and Rachel Rhoads; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Alfred in 1989; two sons, Daniel in 1980 and Clay in 1985; three brothers, Gene, Ernest, Jr., and Harold Selby; and two sisters, Margie Nace and her twin sister, Ellen Clair.
