Eleanor ‘Ellie’ V. McKinstray, 93, of Carmel, Indiana died June 5th at her home surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of James and Val Steen. Her father had been an engineer  for the Soo Railroad.   While   working   as   a stenographer  for  the  FBI  in  San  Francisco,  she  met  her  husband, Joseph   L.   McKinstray,   a   Special   Agent   for   the   FBI.   They   later transferred  to  Belleville,  Illinois  where  they  raised  their  children:  Jim, Mary, and Joan. Ellie worked as a secretary at High Mount Elementary School where her children were enrolled. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, son James M. McKinstray, and siblings: Clyde, Ethyl, Jim, and Phyllis. Memorial contributions may be made to the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota.