Elinor Noteboom

Elinor was born on March 4, 1930, in Orange City, the daughter of John and Angeline (Mouw) de Blauw. She was raised at Orange City, where she graduated from the Northwestern Junior College. She also earned her bachelor’s degree and studied for her master’s degree. For two years, she was a teacher at the Kalamazoo, Michigan, Schools.

On July 24, 1951, she married Thomas Noteboom in Orange City. They made their home in Orange City, where she was a homemaker and a teacher, developing the art departments at the Christian School and Unity Christian High School, both in Orange City. She was also a prolific artist. A highlight of her career was being in Kyoto, Japan, Des Moines’ sister city, where she received inspiration for the Tranquility Series, her last major work. In November of 2009, she and Tom became residents of the Landsmeer Ridge Retirement Community in Orange City. He passed away on October 28, 2010, in Orange City, after more than 59 years of marriage.

Mrs. Noteboom was a lifelong member of the Calvary Christian Reformed Church (formerly Second Christian Reformed) and she belonged to the Christians in the Visual Arts organization. She enjoyed working on projects with her grandchildren.