1910
Eleanor
2004
Eleanor L. Brooks
March 16, 1910 — April 22, 2004
Eleanor L. (Carroll) Brooks of Stoneham passed away on Thursday April 22, 2004 at the Harborside Healthcare Nursing Home in Wakefield. She was 94 years of age.
She was born in Morristown, New Jersey on March 16, 1910. Both of her parents were born in Ireland; Dennis Carroll in 1879 and Nellie Rodgers in 1880.
At the young age of 13, Eleanor's mother died unexpectedly at the early age of 43. As a result, she in effect became the "mother" of her younger sister Mary and her six brothers (Gene, Dennis, William, John, Vincent and Thomas), helping her father to care for them. (There was also a 7th brother, Joseph, who died after two months.) Later on, she worked at Becker's, a local dairy.
In her early 20's, she met Herbert C. Brooks. They were married in Orange, New Jersey on November 1, 1935, and both of them soon moved to Herbert's home in Medford, Massachusetts. She gave birth to four children: John in 1937 (Resident of Florida, wife Barbara), Virginia in 1940 (Deceased in 1997), Peter in 1944 (Resident of Stoneham), and Richard in 1947 (Resident of Florida, wife Francine).
Her husband Herbert passed away on September 19, 1966. Shortly thereafter, she worked as a bookkeeper at State Street Bank in Boston until her retirement in 1975.
She moved to Stoneham in 1979, where she lived until recently this year with her son, Peter. Her sister Mary passed away many years ago and all of her brothers are now also deceased.
She is survived by her three sons, one granddaughter Jennifer, and four grandsons: John Jr., Steven, Richard, and Thomas.as well as one great grandson, Ryan and one great granddaughter, Zoe. She is also survived by her niece Patricia (Burke), her daughter Margaret, and her sons Daniel and John.
Funeral from the Barile Family Funeral Home 482 Main St. (RT 28) STONEHAM Monday at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Patrick's Church 71 Central St. Stoneham at 10am. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend visiting hours Sunday 2-6pm. Parking attendants will be on duty. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in memory of Eleanor to Hospice Care Inc., 41 Montvale Ave. Stoneham, MA 02180.
She was born in Morristown, New Jersey on March 16, 1910. Both of her parents were born in Ireland; Dennis Carroll in 1879 and Nellie Rodgers in 1880.
At the young age of 13, Eleanor's mother died unexpectedly at the early age of 43. As a result, she in effect became the "mother" of her younger sister Mary and her six brothers (Gene, Dennis, William, John, Vincent and Thomas), helping her father to care for them. (There was also a 7th brother, Joseph, who died after two months.) Later on, she worked at Becker's, a local dairy.
In her early 20's, she met Herbert C. Brooks. They were married in Orange, New Jersey on November 1, 1935, and both of them soon moved to Herbert's home in Medford, Massachusetts. She gave birth to four children: John in 1937 (Resident of Florida, wife Barbara), Virginia in 1940 (Deceased in 1997), Peter in 1944 (Resident of Stoneham), and Richard in 1947 (Resident of Florida, wife Francine).
Her husband Herbert passed away on September 19, 1966. Shortly thereafter, she worked as a bookkeeper at State Street Bank in Boston until her retirement in 1975.
She moved to Stoneham in 1979, where she lived until recently this year with her son, Peter. Her sister Mary passed away many years ago and all of her brothers are now also deceased.
She is survived by her three sons, one granddaughter Jennifer, and four grandsons: John Jr., Steven, Richard, and Thomas.as well as one great grandson, Ryan and one great granddaughter, Zoe. She is also survived by her niece Patricia (Burke), her daughter Margaret, and her sons Daniel and John.
Funeral from the Barile Family Funeral Home 482 Main St. (RT 28) STONEHAM Monday at 9am followed by a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Patrick's Church 71 Central St. Stoneham at 10am. Family and friends are kindly invited to attend visiting hours Sunday 2-6pm. Parking attendants will be on duty. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in memory of Eleanor to Hospice Care Inc., 41 Montvale Ave. Stoneham, MA 02180.
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