Eleanor Margaret Hiles of Montesano passed away on December 27, 2012, at the age of 86. She was born on August 28, 1926 in Galvin, Washington to Erskine and Helen (Carter) Van De Wall. She was a graduate of Elma High School.
She married her husband of 69 years, Lawrence, on June 28, 1943. Together they raised five children and parented numerous foster children.