Eileen F. Sullivan

Eileen F. (Lawless) Sullivan, 97, of Marlborough died peacefully Friday (Jan. 25, 2013) at Beaumont Nursing Home in Northborough. Eileen was born on March 11,1915 in her beloved hometown of Marblehead, daughter of John and Mary (Regan) Lawless. A graduate of Marblehead High School in 1933 and later married Robert P. Sullivan of Marlborough who predeaceased her in 1994. Her life in Marlborough was filled with raising her children, working for the Public Works Department of Marlborough and later at City Hall. Eileen loved being politically active in the Democratic Party and volunteering in many activities including the Catholic Newman Women's Club, the Holy Rosary Sodality, Colonial Garden Club. Friends of the Marlborough Public Library, Marlborough Hospital Ladles Auxiliary, City of Marlborough Democratic Committee, Marlborough Holiday Helper Program, Marlborough Food Pantry and the Marlborough Human Services. Because she was blessed with good health until her last few years, she believed in giving back and very much enjoyed all of her volunteer activities. At the age of 90 she was chosen as Marlborough Senior of the Year, an honor she was very proud to accept. She was often referred to as "Madame Mayor of Marlborough". Eileen was the mother of four children, Kevin who predeceased her in 2008, John Sullivan and his wife Lynn of Marlborough. Ellen Correa and her husband Ed of Hudson and Mary Sullivan and her husband Don Meals of Burlington, VT. She was the proud grandmother of nine grandchildren: Christopher Correa and his wife Laura, Jennifer Correa and her fianc Sean Parlin, Kaitlyn Sullivan and her fianc Tim, Robert Sullivan, Kaela Sullivan Meals, Patrick Sullivan, Sean Sullivan, Kathleen Sullivan and Maureen Sullivan and great grandmother of three. She was the sister of the late Margaret Vorel, Marion Lawless, Ruth Sweet and Jean Grau. Funeral will be held on Monday (Jan. 28, 2013) at 8 A.M. from the John P. Rowe Funeral Home Inc., 57 Main St., Marlborough, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 A.M. in the Immaculate Conception Church, 11 Prospect St., Marlborough. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Marlborough. Calling hours at the funeral home are Sunday from 3 to 6 P.M. In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 9 Erie Dr., Ste 101, Natick, MA 01760.