Eleonore Betty (Pfenning) Mendenhall was born on November 2, 1933 in Schweinfurt, Lower Franconia County, BY Germany. She was married to Jack Eugene Mendenhall in 1954 in Cold Spring, Stearns County, Minnesota United States, and they were together until Jack's death on October 26, 1984 in Southampton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey United States. She had children Debra Ann Shepkosky, Mark Edward Mendenhall, Michael Lee Mendenhall, and Richard Alan Mendenhall. Eleonore Mendenhall died at age 71 years old on December 9, 2004 at Virtua Mount Holly Hospital 175 Madison Ave, in Mount Holly, Burlington County, and was buried on December 15, 2004 at Princeton Memorial Park & Mausoleum 403 Gordon Rd, in Robbinsville Township, Mercer County.