Sue A. Ecklund

MANCHESTER -- Sue A. (McMahon) Ecklund, 73, died Sept. 28, 2009, at Catholic Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family, after a long illness.

She was born in Concord, Dec. 23, 1935, to Edmund and Ruby (Douglas) McMahon. She lived in Manchester 50 years.

She graduated from St. John High School, Concord, in 1954 and from Sacred Heart School of Nursing, Manchester, in 1957.

She worked as a registered nurse for 40 years, including Sacred Heart Hospital, the practice of Dr. Frank Warren and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic. She retired in 1998.

She enjoyed 28 years of marriage to the late Victor E. Ecklund Sr., who died in 1986.

Keenly artistic and creative, she attended tole painting classes for many years and created beautiful wood designs for her family and friends

IN HER LIFE: Family was always her greatest joy. The lights of her life were her four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She always had a sense of humor and demonstrated great strength making the most out of life in spite of her health challenges.

The family includes three sons, Victor Ecklund Jr. of Highland, Calif., Mark Ecklund of Nashua, and Lawrence Ecklund and his wife, Tracey, of Manchester; two daughters, Susan Lucier and her husband, Michael, of Manchester, and Mary Ecklund of Hudson; four grandchildren, Michael Lucier and his wife, Michelle, of Manchester, Kathleen Lucier of New York, N.Y., and Jack Ecklund and Grace Ecklund both of Manchester; twin great-grandsons, Tristan and Calen Lucier of Manchester; a sister, Nora McMahon of Boston, Mass.; a sister-in-law, Judith Wright and her husband, Charles, of South Carolina; dear friends Jean Hebert and Sandra Winters; cousins, a niece and a nephew.

SERVICES: There are no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Catherine Church, corner of Webster and Hemlock streets, Manchester. Committal prayers will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, 448 Donald St., Bedford.

Memorial donations may be made to City of Hope Hospital (specifying brain cancer research), 1500 East Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA 91010.

Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, Manchester is assisting the family with arrangements (www.lambertfuneralhome.com).