Blumenstine, 95 DOVER - Eleonora Carter Blumenstine of Dover passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 at Westminster Village, Dover. Mrs. Blumenstine was born Dec. 12, 1917, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the late Nicholas Carter and Josephine D'Anna Carter. She was the first of three daughters, later she and her younger sister, Sadie would live together for years in Washington, D.C., Arlington, Va., Silver Springs, Md. and finally in 1998 Westminster Village. A great lover of chocolate and school sports, Eleonora used to say about her high school self, "They could find me behind the candy counter or on the basketball court." She had two tragedies in her life, her only son, David was born Sept. 1942 and died a week later, and when her husband Dick Blumenstine was killed in the Pacific, May 1945. The second shock sent her walking all night around her parents Pittsburgh neighborhood, one friend after another walking beside her. Training as a nurse - "I really wanted to become a doctor" - Eleonora became a mother - substitute for the many younger students in her nursing class. Her early work was at Georgetown Hospital, Washington, D.C. Later she held nursing jobs in the Department of Defense, where she counseled many employees about difficult life choices. In a career move that thrilled her, she became a health counselor for the American Cancer Society. "I'd look out into a crowd and couldn't remember my boss's name." But she won much praise for her easy going, friendly presentations. She and Sadie kept their adorable mother, Josephine with them for many years until she died at 94. Then after much study, Eleonora and Sadie moved to Westminster Village. In their first three or four months, Eleonora broke her shoulder, had a mild heart attack, and broke her wrist. Once healed and settled into an apartment, they made many friends among the staff and residents. Sadie died in 2008 of lung cancer, the same year Eleonora had cancer surgery at the age of 90. She is beloved and remembered by her dear friend, Jo Brous who helped her and Sadie over the years. And by her second cousin, Margot Galt; D'Anna Fortunato and Stanley Fortunato; and many countless friends and relatives of her husband's across the country. A memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Friday, Mar. 8, 2013 at Westminster Village Community Center, Dover, DE. Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed at torbertfuneral.com.