Eloise Haugh Mynatt April 20, 1930 - August 28, 2015

Eloise Haugh Mynatt, a long-time resident of Sisters, died on Friday, August 28, of natural causes in Laguna Hills, California. She was born to Hazel Hart Haugh and Carl Edwin Haugh in Hollywood, California on April 20, 1930, and raised in northern Indiana.

She is survived by her three children, daughter Melanie Mynatt Robinson of Aliso Viejo, CA; son Kelley David Mynatt of Sisters; and son, Clayton James Mynatt of Bend. Eloise was blessed with and survived by four grandchildren, grandson Brian Mynatt; granddaughter, Morgan Robinson; granddaughter Mattie Mynatt and grandson Brodey Mynatt.

Eloise graduated from Indiana University in 1952 with a bachelor's degree from the School of the Arts and Sciences, and earned her teaching credentials from the School of Education. She was affiliated with Alpha Phi Soroity. While at the university she met and later married her husband, Leslie O'Neal Mynatt. They were married for 40 years until he preceded her in death in 1993. Eloise wrote several by-lined columns for 11 years for various newspapers in the different states where the family lived. She also was a published magazine contributor. At one time, Eloise owned and operated a women's fitness center.

The Mynatts moved to Sisters from California in 1992. Eloise was a past president of the Friends of the Sisters Library and Sisters Garden Club. Eloise was an active volunteer for the Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center. She was a member of the Casual Quilters, Lunch Bunch and La Fomme.

Two of Eloise's major passions were reading and foreign travel. She was fortunate enough to have visited 93 countries in her lifetime. Safe travels Weeze... you will be missed.