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Eleanor Finigan Obituary

Eleanor St. Agnan (Sullivan) Finigan, Pinky to family and friends, died on July 24th, 2015 in Concord surrounded by her six children. Born in Cambridge on Valentines Day, February 14, 1924, Eleanor was the daughter of the late Dr. Joseph F. and Mary St. Agnan (Casey) Sullivan. She was raised in Arlington and attended St. Agnes School and Arlington High School. Eleanor graduated from Wheaton College in Norton in 1945 where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry. Following graduation she worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the Manhattan Project. Eleanor was proud to have celebrated her 70th college reunion this past May. Eleanor married the love of her life, John B. Finigan, in 1949 at St. Agnes Church in Arlington, then started their married life of 56 years in Concord. She was a parishioner of St. Bernards Church and a member of the Womens Sodality. Eleanor enjoyed knitting, bridge and golf and was a member at the Concord Country Club. She also enjoyed traveling. The high point of her traveling was a visit to the Vatican where she met with Pope John Paul II. Family was the very center of Eleanors life. Her kind, gentle, loving heart and selfless nature made her a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, daughter and true friend. She was the beloved mother of six children: Mary St. Agnan and her husband, Ronald Kaufman of Duxbury, MA; Susan Patricia and her husband, John Coons of Irvine, CA; Carol Jean and her husband, Christopher Wilson of Concord; Kathleen Eleanor and her late husband, William Stone of Concord; John B. Finigan, Jr. and his wife, Teri of Concord and William Joseph Finigan and his wife, Courtney of North Falmouth, MA. She is also survived by 25 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her brothers Dr. Philip Joseph Sullivan, John Francis Sullivan and Joseph Leo Sullivan. Visiting hours were held at the Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street, Concord Center, on Tuesday, July 28th from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 29th from the Dee Funeral Home at 9 AM followed by a funeral Mass at Holy Family Parish, Monument Square, Concord, at 10 a.m. Interment followed at the family burial plot at St. Bernards Cemetery on Bedford Street in Concord. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to New England Deaconess Association, 80 Deaconess Rd., Concord, MA 01742 or Care Dimensions, 70 Walnut St. Suite 301 Wellesley, MA 02481 Arrangements are under the care of Susan M. Dee and Charles W. Dee, Dee Funeral Home of Concord. To share a remembrance or send a condolence in her online guestbook, visit www.dee funeralhome.com.

Published by The Concord Journal from Aug. 1 to Aug. 13, 2015.
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Carol,

Service to Concord runs in your family. Your Mom must have had a vision of that. How proud she must haave been of you for all you have done. My thoughts easily expressed

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Bill Lawrence

July 27, 2015

Hi Carol - Your Mom certainly left a wonderful legacy honoring a long and fruitful life. Surely you all have a treasure trove of memories to share and enjoy.

My deepest condolences - Fondly, Fritz

July 27, 2015

Condolences from the Women's Leadership Council, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

~Ellen and Suzanne

July 27, 2015

Condolences to the family. Friend of her husband. Grew up and went to school with John. God bless.

Joseph Antognoni

July 26, 2015

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