Eleanor Newton

Eleanor Newton ObituaryObituary published on Legacy.com by Ready Funeral & Cremation Services - South Chapel on Mar. 9, 2026.Eleanor F. Newton passed away on 2/24/26 at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington,VT at the age of 95 years following an extended illness. She was the second child of Col. William A Newton and Elizabeth Sprague born on 4/4/30 at Barre City Hospital.Eleanor attended the Hollow School, a one room schoolhouse in North Ferrisburgh. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1947. Her three youngest siblings fondly recall her teaching them to make paper mache puppets of Mother Goose characters which they then used to act out stories. She graduated UVM in 1951, Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in linguistics, concentrations in English, Spanish, Latin and Russian. After graduation she enlisted in the WACS and was honorarily discharged in February of 1954. She worked at the American Bible society and for Harcourt, Brace and World Book Publishers in New York City editing and translating text books from English to Spanish and Russian. Throughout her life she battled significant illnesses, but worked to make the best of each day. She enjoyed sharing and listening to other's life stories and developed fond friendships with many care givers.She was predeceased by her parents, two brothers, Edward A. Newton and William,Jr. and one sister, Shirley Kivelowitz. She leaves behind three sisters, Elizabeth Packer of Long Island, NY (formerly Williston, VT), Dorothy Newton, Williston, VT and Louise Riekert, of Enola, PA, and many nieces, and nephews. The family is planning a graveside service at the North Ferrisburgh Cemetery in the spring.To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.