Eleanor Marie Rouse

January 11, 2018

Eleanor Marie Rouse, 91, of Cantonment, FL, passed away at Sacred Heart Hospital on Monday, January 8, 2018. She and her twin sister, Thea Mae, were born in Des Moines, Iowa on July 16, 1926, to Theodore and Hermenia Meyer. She married Herman C. Williams and was widowed upon his death on May 9, 1974. In 1979, she married Donald “Duke’ Rouse who preceded her in death in 2014. She will always be remembered for her faith in Jesus Christ and the love she shared with her family.

She is survived by her children, Paul Williams (Laurie), Jack Williams (Magi), Barbara Thornley (Robert), Sandra Arnold (Michael), David Williams (Joann), Robert Williams, Herman Williams, Jr. and Terry Williams; grandchildren, Jason Claussen, Brandon Williams, Jessica Williams Bachinski (Matthew), Amanda Williams Olsen (Daniel), Melissa Williams, Wesley Williams (Mary Catherine), Erica Williams, Chelsea Williams, Ashley Williams, Christian Williams, Courtney Williams and Jordan Williams and her great-grandchildren, Olivia Williams and Owen Bachinski.

She is preceded in death by her sister, Thea Mae Noblin.

Visitation will be held Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North beginning at 10 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11 a.m. with Pastor Carl Shiver officiating.

Interment will be at Barrancas National Cemetery on Monday, January 15, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is entrusted with the arrangements.

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One Response to “Eleanor Marie Rouse”

  1. David on January 11th, 2022 12:47 pm

    This woman was my hero, my teacher, my sustainer, my everything. I’m grateful that we both lived long enough together for both of us to her cape.

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