Saratoga Springs, NY - Eleanor Leone Cannell Moyer passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord surrounded by her loving family at home on December 7. She was 85 years old. Born on February 3, 1926 in Malden, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Jackson and Irene Cannell. Eleanor graduated in 1944 from the Robert W. Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine. She married David Moyer in 1950 and moved to Saratoga Springs in 1963. Eleanors greatest joy in life was her work as a wife, mother and grandmother. She was the beloved mother of seven children, grandmother of sixteen and great-grandmother to thirteen children. Eleanor passed to all of these children a deep love and appreciation for the beauty of nature, a religious education and the support of a strong family bond. Eleanor was the hostess of joyful back yard family get-togethers, holiday dinners, boating adventures and trips to the beach in Maine. She was an exceptional grandmother who cared for many of her grandchildren before and after school, held tea parties under the dining room table, attended every concert, many sporting events and was a constant source of love and support. Eleanor enjoyed neighborhood walks with friends, was an avid reader and traveled the country with David, enjoying visits with relatives and friends along the way. She was a member of the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church and served as a church school teacher there and in the Ballston Spa Presbyterian Church for fifteen years. She was also a volunteer at the Wesley Health Care Center for many years. In addition to her husband and parents, Eleanor was predeceased by two sisters Nancy and Betty and their brother Jackson. Eleanor is survived by her seven children and their families: Kim, Scott and Carly Dellis of Ballston Spa, with whom she lived for the past four years, Jack and Susan Moyer of Wilton, Andrea and Tom Green, and Irene Powell, all of Saratoga Springs, Linda and Don Bowden of Canajoharie, Patricia and Harold Grace, David and Deborah Moyer, all of Florida. Eleanors family would like to express their deepest appreciation to her companions, Polly Clements, Jaimie Myers, Liz Benton and Lisa Lane, who have provided Eleanor with many hours of loving companionship and support. Our appreciation to the Community of Saratoga Hospice nurses Tammy Czajkowski and Kelli Foley for the important work that they do. A memorial celebration of Eleanors life will be held 1pm Sunday, December 18, 2011 at the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, Henning Road with a reception to follow. Burial will be private in the family plot at Greenridge Cemetery, Lincoln Avenue. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway(584-5373). Donations may be made to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 26 Broadway, 14th Floor, NYC, NY 10004. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.