Eleanor Bien

Lexington—A graveside service for Eleanor G. Bien, 97, of Lexington will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 8, 2020, in Bush River Memorial Gardens, 5400 Bush River Road Columbia, SC 29212.Pastor Bill Robertson will officiate. Eleanor was born in Newark, NJ on September 14, 1923, and passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020, at Oakleaf Village of Lexington.She was the daughter of John M. Gotsch and Lucy E. Elfert Gotsch.She was a long-time member of Earlewood Baptist Church in Columbia. Eleanor had been briefly married twice and raised her two sons often as a single mother. Survivors are her two sons, John E. Krawczyk (Jeannie) and Peter Krawczyk (Virginia); grandchildren, Jill-Ann, and Whitney; and eight great-grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, and late husbands, John Krawczyk and John Bien, as well as a long-time companion and friend, Joseph Gregory. Memorials may be made to Earlewood Baptist Church, 2930 River Drive, Columbia, SC 29201.