Eleanor Rose (Metcalfe) Nerpel was the first child born to William and Mary (DeMontigny) Metcalfe on August 5, 1924 in Dunseith, North Dakota.  She died at the age of 94 years on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Rolette Community Care Center in Rolette, North Dakota. 

Eleanor went through her first two grades of school at Wildrose School and finished her schooling at Weatheralt School, completing her education and receiving her eighth-grade diploma.  Eleanor worked as a Nanny for a few years and then worked at the Gambles Store in Dunseith for six years, where she met her future husband, Clifford Henry Nerpel.  Clifford worked at the Red Owl store in Dunseith, living with an older sister, Hannah and her husband, Lucien Bedard.  He worked for Lucien and Hannah in their grocery store after school and on Saturdays while attending school.  Eleanor and Clifford traveled west and worked at the Commercial Shipyard in Portland, Oregon, during the War, working on PC boats.  On March 30, 1944, Clifford Henry and Eleanor Rose were married in Vancouver, Washington.  They continued working at the shipyard for a short period and then returned to North Dakota and Clifford returned to work at the grocery store.  The couple lived for a short period on the Archie Matcalfe farm and then bought the Harry McDermott farm west of Kelvin Store in 1949, where they raised cattle, horses and other farm animals.  They used War Bonds that they had bought at the Commercial Shipyards to purchase their cattle.  Eleanor worked at the San Haven north of Dunseith for 13 years and then was employed by the Dunseith School District until retiring in 1993 at the age of 69. 

Eleanor is survived by her children, Katherin Jean LaCroix of Rolette and Kenneth Arthur (Sherry) Nerpel of Chanhassen, Minnesota; 6 grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren; brothers, William (Bernice) Metcalfe and Larry (Lise) Metcalfe; nieces, nephews; other relatives and friends.  She was preceded in death by her husband; a granddaughter, Maria LaCroix; siblings, Robert William Metcalfe, John Alvin Metcalfe, Lloyd Earl Metcalfe, Lorraine Somers, Bertha House and Alice Hafsahl; and her parents.