Elinor Bretzlaff lived most of her life in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was a high school teacher and volunteered in several organizations including the Girl Scouts and civic theater. 

Elinor’s bequest to the Lehigh University established the O-Driscoll-King Scholarship Fund to help students with financial need. Her father, Walter R. King, was a member of the Class of 1913.

She passed away on July 28, 2016, at the age of 98.