July 29 1922 April 29 2020
Obituary Eleanor Louise (Knox) Jipp, age 97, of Boone, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at the Eastern Star Masonic Home. A celebration of life will be held at a later date in the chapel of Eastern Star Masonic Home. Burial will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. Eleanor Louise (Knox) Jipp was born in Luther, Iowa on July 29, 1922, the daughter of Harold Lyman Knox and Melvina Pearl (Page) Knox. Eleanor graduated from Luther High School in 1939, her parents’ alma mater. On June 1, 1942, Eleanor married Charles “Richard” Jipp in Chicago, Illinois. The first years of marriage were spent in Sarasota, Florida, while Richard was enlisted in the military. Eleanor’s first job was as a dental assistant. When her employer was called into service, she moved into a banking career, at 5/3 Bank in Boone, Iowa, where she worked until retirement. Eleanor enjoyed her grandchildren and baked many desserts. She is remembered for the extraordinary cookies she always had when visitors arrived. She read countless romance novels and watched Iowa State Cyclone Basketball games. Eleanor is survived by her son-in-law, Richard Silver of Boone, Iowa; daughter-in-law, Lori (Lavender) Jipp of West Des Moines, Iowa; granddaughter, Michelle Jungling of Wesley Chapel, Florida; grandsons: Richard (Natalie) Silver of Woodstock, Georgia; Eric (Emily) Jipp of Saugatuck, Michigan; Ryan (Kirby) Jipp of Brookfield, WI; and siblings: Margaret Uitermarkt, Marilyn Donnelly, Donald (Charlotte) Knox, Jeanette (Gerald) Bentley, Carolyn (Roger) Pardun, John (Barbara) Knox. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard; son, Charles David “Chuck” Jipp; and daughter, Barbara Ann (Jipp) Silver. As the oldest of 12 children, she was also preceded in death by her siblings: Deloris Winona Pagliai, Helen Laurel Wisecup, Raymond “Bud” Knox, Gloria Rene Yearian and Grace Miller. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at 6th and Marshall in Boone and online condolences may be left to Eleanor’s family at www.schroedermemorialchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family and mailed to the Jipp Family c/o Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, P.O. Box 15, Boone, Iowa, 50036. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Eleanor Louise Jipp please visit our Tribute Store. Events Final Resting Place Linwood Park Cemetery 609 Forrest Ave Boone, IA 50036 Get directions View MapTextEmail
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Eleanor Louise Jipp July 29 1922 April 29 2020.
Death notice for the town of: Boone, state: Iowa