Eleanor Lucille Lea Heessel

Background

Heessel, Eleanor Lucille Lea was born on November 6, 1916 in Diller, Nebraska, United States. Daughter of Edward Richard and Gertrude (Loock) Henrichs.

Education

Student, Fairbury State College.

Career

Owner Modern Furniture Store, Fairbury, Nebraska, 1945-1980. District manager Field Enterprises, Chicago, 1966-1980. Library resource person Fairbury Public Library., 1982-1985.

Job coordinator Blue River Area Agency on Aging, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1985-1987. Retired, 1987

Board member Operation ABLE, Lincoln, 1987-1992, National Grandparent Program, Beatrice, Nebraska, 1985-1987.

Achievements

• Eleanor Lucille Lea Heessel has been listed as a noteworthy state agency administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President, district vice president United Methodist Women. Sunday School superintendent Methodist Church, Fairbury. Vice president school board Fairbury Public School Board, 1956-1962.

Board member Girl Scouts United States of America, 1950-1956. Member Toastmasters (vice president public relations Lincoln 1992-1994).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, skiing, group study.

Connections

Married Stanley Guy Lea, March 6, 1936. Children: Dianna Evenson, Cylesta Peters, Jeffrey, Chad. Married William H. Heessel, May 28, 1997.