Eleanor Buckley

Born in Fall River, MA, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Arthur J. Shea and Irene (Foley) Shea. She was the beloved wife of the late Alfred S Buckley Jr. A graduate of Academy of the Sacred Hearts, Eleanor went on to graduate from College of New Rochelle. She received her Master’s in Education from Bridgewater State College and taught in the area until she pursued her most cherished vocation of stay at home mother and homemaker.

From her marriage in 1965, Eleanor resided in Somerset until 2019 when the Parkinson's required her to move to a nursing facility. Eleanor was an avid volunteer and proudly served as Library Trustee for the Somerset Public Library from 1990-2017. Eleanor was a devoted congregant of St. Thomas More Church in Somerset. She was a passionate gardener and painter, and loved, most of all, spending time in the summer at her beloved Baker’s Beach.

Endless gratitude is directed to her nurses and aides at Brookdale Sakonnet Bay in Tiverton, RI, where she lived the last 4 years of her life. Their care and patience was unwavering.

Eleanor is survived by her son, Andrew T. Buckley Bramble and his wife Amanda of Santa Fe, NM; her daughter, Sara K. Buckley and her husband Paul Mullen of Charlotte, NC; and her grandchildren Connor Zedekiah Mullen and Adair Buckley Mullen; as well as her sister Brenda Shea Bergeson and her husband Eric of Nashua, NH. She is also survived by nieces Christy Bergeson and her wife Becky Chace Brewster and Erica Joy Jean and her husband Derek, her great niece Melissa Grant, her husband Keegan, and their son Jameson, as well as great nephew Ryan Lucas.

Her funeral will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 at 9:00 AM from the Waring-Sullivan Home at Rose E. Sullivan, 866 County Street, Somerset followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM at St. Thomas More Church, Luther Avenue, Somerset. Relatives and friends are invited. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 5, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Fall River.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her honor can be made to Friends of the Somerset Public Library, 1464 County Street, Somerset, MA 02726 or https://friendsofthesomersetpubliclibrary.org/.