Eleanor H. Pike, 91, New Palestine, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2015. She was born July 20, 1924 in Elmer, New Jersey. Following graduation from high school, Ellie served as a civilian employee of the War Department during World War II. While on a military plane to Germany, she accepted a cup of coffee from John Louis Pike, a handsome young Army Air Force gentleman who became her husband on April 13, 1947, in Berlin, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Pike traveled extensively in Europe before returning to the States.  They moved to New Palestine in 1978.  Following their retirement in 1981 from Chrysler Corporation, they traveled throughout the United States in their motor home. Ellie was active in Girl Scouts of America and was a former member of First Presbyterian Church of Greenfield, the Philatelic Stamp Club, and the Museum of Miniature Houses in Carmel.