Eleanor Charlotte Ayrault

Eleanor Charlotte Ayrault, age 97, of Wilmington, DE, formerly of Berkley Heights, NJ, passed away on Thursday May 17, 2018 at Seasons Hospice in Christiana Hospital.

She was a graduate of South Orange High School. Eleanor received her Associates of Arts degree at a local New Jersey business college. She worked on an assembly line building Wildcat Fighter Jets at Eastern Aircraft for the Navy during WWII, worked at RCA as a secretary, and was Manager of Purchasing and Administrative Support at Oakite Chemical Products prior to her retirement.

Eleanor and her husband, Allen Ayrault, Jr., built a two-story colonial home in Berkley Heights, NJ with their own hands. She loved sewing, button collecting and gardening.

She is survived by her daughter Barbara Waldkirch; grandchildren Howard Isenberg, Merle Levy and David Isenberg; nine great grandchildren; and eight great-great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 2313 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803 or Seasons Hospice, 220 Continental Drive, Suite 407, Newark, DE 19713.