Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameEleanor Carlisle ECKART 
Birth8 Sep 1909, San Francisco, San Francisco, California917, month, year, state only,918,25, p 3
Death2 Sep 2002, Menlo Park, San Mateo, California919,488, date & home only,920 Age: 92
Memoat her home
EducationMiss Burke’s School, San Francisco, June 1927921
NicknameEllie919
ResidenceSharon Heights (Menlo Park), CA from 1969919
ResidenceDeath Residence Zip Code: 94025920
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherNelson Andrew ECKART (1878-1958)
MotherEdna Josephine DONALDSON (1879-1909)
Individual Notes
• At 1921 Thanksgiving dinner, 3014 Clay Street, San Francisco.33
• My thinking is that this Eleanor is the one who went on the Pacific Cruise with my Dad and grandparents in 1931.923, p 2
• A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.922
• She graduated from UC Berkeley and in 1934, she married Joy Folger Matteson. During the 1950s, she founded and taught The Carlisle School which equipped college graduates with business and administrative skills necessary to compete successfully in the workforce at the time. She moved, with her family, to Sharon Heights in 1969.
She had a passion for travel which was originally fueled by a post graduate trip to the Far East in the 1930s. Golf was also a great passion as she was a member of the Menlo Country Club in Woodside, alongside her husband. She often competed in tournaments.
She is survived by her three children, Edward F. Matteson of Sacramento; Sally Matteson Loudy of Menlo Park; and Rebecca Matteson Nelson of Redwood City; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services have been held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real.919
• Eleanor "Ellie" Eckart Matteson, who founded and ran the Carlise [sic] School in Palo Alto in the 1950s, died Sept. 2 at home in San Francisco after a long illness. She was 92.
Mrs. Matteson was a third-generation San Franciscan whose father, Nelson "Spider" Andrew Eckhart [sic], was chief engineer for the Hetch Hetchy water system.
She graduated from the Katherine Delmar Burke school and UC Berkeley, then married Joy Folger Matteson in 1934. They lived for many years in Palo Alto, where Mrs. Matteson founded the Carlisle School and taught college graduates secretarial skills.
Mrs. Matteson was a member of the Menlo Country Club and an avid golfer. She also enjoyed traveling.
Mrs. Matteson was preceded in death by her husband in 1997. She is survived by her son, Edward F. Matteson of Sacramento; two daughters, Sally Matteson Loudy of Menlo Park and Rebecca Matteson Nelson of Redwood City; five grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters.
A private memorial has been held. Memorial donations may be made to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto CA 94301; the American Heart Association; or any charity.488
• My thinking is that this Eleanor is the one who went on the Pacific Cruise with my Dad and grandparents in 1931.923, p 2
• A member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.922
• She graduated from UC Berkeley and in 1934, she married Joy Folger Matteson. During the 1950s, she founded and taught The Carlisle School which equipped college graduates with business and administrative skills necessary to compete successfully in the workforce at the time. She moved, with her family, to Sharon Heights in 1969.
She had a passion for travel which was originally fueled by a post graduate trip to the Far East in the 1930s. Golf was also a great passion as she was a member of the Menlo Country Club in Woodside, alongside her husband. She often competed in tournaments.
She is survived by her three children, Edward F. Matteson of Sacramento; Sally Matteson Loudy of Menlo Park; and Rebecca Matteson Nelson of Redwood City; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services have been held. Memorial contributions may be made to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real.919
• Eleanor "Ellie" Eckart Matteson, who founded and ran the Carlise [sic] School in Palo Alto in the 1950s, died Sept. 2 at home in San Francisco after a long illness. She was 92.
Mrs. Matteson was a third-generation San Franciscan whose father, Nelson "Spider" Andrew Eckhart [sic], was chief engineer for the Hetch Hetchy water system.
She graduated from the Katherine Delmar Burke school and UC Berkeley, then married Joy Folger Matteson in 1934. They lived for many years in Palo Alto, where Mrs. Matteson founded the Carlisle School and taught college graduates secretarial skills.
Mrs. Matteson was a member of the Menlo Country Club and an avid golfer. She also enjoyed traveling.
Mrs. Matteson was preceded in death by her husband in 1997. She is survived by her son, Edward F. Matteson of Sacramento; two daughters, Sally Matteson Loudy of Menlo Park and Rebecca Matteson Nelson of Redwood City; five grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters.
A private memorial has been held. Memorial donations may be made to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto CA 94301; the American Heart Association; or any charity.488
Census
• 1910 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 7/12ths, b CA. Father b NV; mother b CA. Living with Donaldson grandparents.917
• 1920 Census: Groveland, Tuolumne, California. Age 10, b CA. Father b NV; mother b CA.495
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 20, b CA. Father b NV; mother b CA.496
• 1940 Census: San Marino, Los Angeles, California. Age 30, b CA. Lived in SF in 1935.924
• 1950 Census: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California. Age 40, b CA.925
• 1920 Census: Groveland, Tuolumne, California. Age 10, b CA. Father b NV; mother b CA.495
• 1930 Census: San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Age 20, b CA. Father b NV; mother b CA.496
• 1940 Census: San Marino, Los Angeles, California. Age 30, b CA. Lived in SF in 1935.924
• 1950 Census: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California. Age 40, b CA.925
Spouses
Birth19 May 1909, Stockton, San Joaquin, California926,927, date & state only
Death14 Dec 1997, San Mateo County, California927, date & county only,928 Age: 88
Occupationsales for American Can Company929
FatherEdward Folger MATTESON (1873-1942)
MotherMargaret May BERRY (1877-1957)
Individual Notes
• So...what I know is that I stayed with “Eleanor” and Joy Matteson one Christmas in Palo Alto. They lived on Martin St. They had three children.923, p 2
• Yes, I agree. Our mothers must have known each other. My parents lived on Lorraine [Lorain] Road in San Marino—I recall my mother telling me and the street name just popped into my head right now. I wonder how close that is to Oak Grove Avenue?
Ted and Sally were born in Pasadena—where the hospital was, yet the family lived in San Marino. My Dad worked for the American Can Company for his entire career in sales, so he must have had an assignment there and then relocated to the SF Bay Area in 1944 or 1945 and worked in SF on Harrison for years.929
• [excerpts] MATTESON, Joy Folger – Passed away at his Sharon Heights home on December 14th after a lengthy illness. He was 88. He lived in the Palo Alto and Menlo Park communities for the last fifty-one years.
A native Californian, born in Stockton, California, Mr. Matteson was an economics graduate of U. C. Berkeley, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
He retired from the American Can Company after a 45 year career in sales, introducing the beer can and the milk carton to the California consumer market.
Memberships included the Menlo Country Club. He was an avid golfer, domino player and world traveler. He believed in the joy of hard work, loving family and friends and taking time to celebrate life and smell the roses.930
• Yes, I agree. Our mothers must have known each other. My parents lived on Lorraine [Lorain] Road in San Marino—I recall my mother telling me and the street name just popped into my head right now. I wonder how close that is to Oak Grove Avenue?
Ted and Sally were born in Pasadena—where the hospital was, yet the family lived in San Marino. My Dad worked for the American Can Company for his entire career in sales, so he must have had an assignment there and then relocated to the SF Bay Area in 1944 or 1945 and worked in SF on Harrison for years.929
• [excerpts] MATTESON, Joy Folger – Passed away at his Sharon Heights home on December 14th after a lengthy illness. He was 88. He lived in the Palo Alto and Menlo Park communities for the last fifty-one years.
A native Californian, born in Stockton, California, Mr. Matteson was an economics graduate of U. C. Berkeley, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
He retired from the American Can Company after a 45 year career in sales, introducing the beer can and the milk carton to the California consumer market.
Memberships included the Menlo Country Club. He was an avid golfer, domino player and world traveler. He believed in the joy of hard work, loving family and friends and taking time to celebrate life and smell the roses.930
Census
• 1910 Census: Stockton, San Joaquin, California. Age 11/12ths, b CA. Parents b CA.931
• 1930 Census: Sacramento, Sacramento, California. Age 20, b CA. Parents b CA.932
• 1940 Census: San Marino, Los Angeles, California. Age 30, b CA. Sales rep; wholesale tin company. Lived in San Francisco in 1935.924
• 1950 Census: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California. Age 40, b CA. Sales Division Manager; Can Manufacturing Company.925
• 1930 Census: Sacramento, Sacramento, California. Age 20, b CA. Parents b CA.932
• 1940 Census: San Marino, Los Angeles, California. Age 30, b CA. Sales rep; wholesale tin company. Lived in San Francisco in 1935.924
• 1950 Census: Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California. Age 40, b CA. Sales Division Manager; Can Manufacturing Company.925
Marriage27 Jan 1934, San Francisco, San Francisco, California919, year only,923, p 1; marriage only,922,475, p 2
Marriage Notes
• Married at the home of the uncle and aunt of the bride, Captain and Mrs. Lyman M. Welch, in Pacific avenue.922