Eleanor P Anderson grew up in Falconer, New York, and graduated from Falconer High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Houghton College in New York and took graduate courses at the College of Graduate Studies in Charleston, West Virginia to prepare her for a career as an elementry school teacher. She met Andrew "Andy" Anderson at his sister's house and they married June 14, 1947 and they had three children. Laurie lives in Pittsburgh and her daughters Shirley and Linda are deceased. She was a pastor's wife for almost 50 years and when she relocated to Pittsburgh from Erie, she joined First Baptist Church in 2009. Eleanor has organized several activities for the women and is one of the leaders of the Women's Group. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, music, plants and flowers, email and has eleven great-grandchildren.