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Eileen Strickland Obituary

Eileen L. (Farnell) Strickland, age 84, passed away June 7, 2019 at her home, surrounded by the comfort of her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Erastus and Mary (Clogherty) Farnell.



Eileen was born on June 27, 1934 in Boston and graduated from high school in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was employed for many years as a clerk at the former Foxboro Company and Motorola.

She was a member of the O.E.S. Easter Chapter in Foxborough. Eileen most enjoyed spending time with her family. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother.



Eileen will be reunited with her late husband Francis "Joe" Strickland who passed in 2006. Loving mother to A. Joseph Strickland of Leominster, Carla Willette of Somerset and John Strickland of Foxborough. She was Nana to Kendra, Jaime, Charles, Mitchell, John and Rebecca and her great grandchildren, Caleb, Owen and Aurora.



Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend calling hours on Monday, June 10 from 4 PM to 7 PM at the Roberts and Sons Funeral Home, 30 South Street, Foxborough. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 10 AM at St. Mary's Church, 58 Carpenter Street, Foxborough. Interment to follow at the National Cemetery in Bourne. For additional information please contact 508 543-5471.

To send an on line condolence please visit the funeral home web site atwww.robertsandsonsfuneralhome.com.



Please omit flowers. If you wish donations in Eileen's memory may be made to the Foxborough Discretionary Fund, PO Box 636, Foxborough, MA 02035.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Sun Chronicle on Jun. 8, 2019.

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Dorothy Fleming

June 11, 2019

So very sorry about your Mom's passing...keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers
The Fleming Family

Tink abd Sandra Watson

June 9, 2019

Joe and family. We were so very saddened to hear of your moms passing. We truly believe she is now with your dad. What a reunion that must have been. Take comfort in knowing that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at these troubling times. God bless all of you.

June 7, 2019

I work with John and young John and Becca saw Eileen many times actually called her Nana lovely woman

Vicki Lankatas
Big Y gal god bless

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