Beloved Wife, Mother and Grandmother
and Blue Cross Blue Shield Retiree
Eleanor A. (Kelly) Sullivan, 95, of Concord, N.H., died Sunday March 23, 2014, at Pleasant View Center with her three children by her bedside.
Eleanor was born in Salem, Massachusetts on July 20, 1918 to James J. and Abbie E. (Donoghue) Kelly, both of whom had emigrated from Ireland. She graduated from Beverly High School in 1936 and from Salem Commercial School in 1937.
She married John T. Sullivan on July 2, 1950 in Beverly, Massachusetts. They lived in Beverly until 1962, when they moved to Concord and made it their home. Eleanor and John had been married for 58 years at the time of his death in 2008.
Before moving to Concord, Eleanor worked for General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts and for Dr. Anthony Maiuzzo in Beverly. She worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield in Concord until she retired in 1983. Eleanor was a dedicated wife and mother and a long-time member of St. John the Evangelist Church in Concord. Through the loss of her beloved husband and the many years of declining health, Eleanor retained a wry wit and enjoyed connecting with people.
She is survived by her children, Nancy J. Sullivan and Paul A. Galloway of Windham, John M. and Rhoda M. Sullivan of Concord, Jill M. Sullivan-Browne and Hugh H. Browne Jr., of Hanson, Massachusetts, and by her three grandchildren Arlen S. Galloway of Boston, Massachusetts, Abbie E. Sullivan of Medford, Massachusetts, and Avery S. Galloway of Windham. She leaves her sisters-in-law, Mary V. Kelly of Pepperell, Massachusetts, Claire B. Kelly of Brea, California, her nieces Mary Elizabeth Duhamel of Exeter, Robin Kelly McCann of Pepperell, Massachusetts and Diana Kelly of California, and her nephews James Kelly of Nashua, Alan Kelly of Oregon and Brian Kelly of Montana.
Eleanor was predeceased by her two brothers, Philip of Salem, Massachusetts and Edward of Brea, California, each of whom she cherished.
Eleanor’s family wishes to express its deep gratitude to Sharon Dockham, her LNA from the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association, for providing Eleanor with so many years of devoted and skillful care, compassion and friendship. In addition, the family would like to express its sincere appreciation to the 3rd floor staff of Pleasant View Center for their commitment to Eleanor’s care, especially during her final weeks.
SERVICES: Calling hours are from 4 to 7 on Thursday March 27th at the Church Street Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home, 209 N. Main St. in Concord. Funeral services will also be held in the Church Street Chapel of the Bennett Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. on Friday March 28th. Burial will follow at Millville Cemetery in Concord. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 or at http://www.alz.org; or to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, PO Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241-7005 or at http://www.strokeassociation.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Bennett Funeral Home, in Concord, NH.
Bennett Funeral Home, Concord, NH – (603) 225-3517
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