Eleanor M. Farrell

Eleanor M. Farrell BRAINTREE Eleanor M. Farrell, age 91, of Braintree, formerly of Hingham, North Weymouth, Hull, and many years in Quincy, died Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Alliance Healthcare at Braintree after a long illness. She was born in Boston, raised and educated in Boston parochial schools and was a graduate of St. Gregory's High School. She was also a graduate of Boston University, Class of 1959. Ms. Farrell has lived in Braintree for several months, previously in Hingham and North Weymouth for several years, ten years in Hull and many years in Quincy. Ms. Farrell worked as the principal review examiner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Employment Security. She was employed for thirty-five years and retired in 1972. After retirement she worked as a mediator and arbitrator with Paul Dorr in Canton for ten years and has been retired many years. Ms. Farrell served at a Lieutenant (j.g.) in the U.S. Navy during World War II. She worked in Washington DC with the Chief of Naval Operations Department. She was a member of the Retired Waves Old Ironsides Group #17 and a charter member of the Women in Military Service Association. She was an avid bridge player and also an avid golfer. She was a former member of the South Shore Country Club in Hingham and the Presidents Golf Club in Quincy. Beloved daughter of the late William F. and Margaret M. (O'Sullivan) Farrell. Sister of Rita, Louise and Margaret. Survived by several nieces and one nephew. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Thursday, October 9 in Saint Jerome s Church, North Weymouth at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hours have been omitted. Private interment services, with Military Honors, will be conducted at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne. For those who wish, donations in Ms. Farrell's memory may be made to Hospice of the South Shore, 100 Bay State Drive, Braintree, MA 02184. Arrangements under the direction of the Sweeney Brothers Home for Funerals, 1 Independence Avenue, Quincy.