Eleanor Patricia Birsner, 89, of Taos passed away on May 29, 2017. She is preceded in death by her Birsner, parents, William and Helen Dee Balsey and daughter, Peggy Coughlin. She is survived by her daughter, Jane Compton (Michael), granddaughters, Emily Compton (Corey Totaro), Lily Richardson (Aaron), great-grandsons, Simon and Sawyer Totaro and Andrew and Sean Richardson, other relatives and friends.