ELEANOR MARIE DECKER

DECKER, Eleanor Marie (Falls) Born July 13, 1939, passed away at the age of 86, on December 30, 2025. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Falls; the wife of 41 years to Thomas G. Decker; and mother to Michele (Dotalo) Hassler and her husband, James, of Arlington. She was the beloved Nana of Rebecca, James and Edward Hassler, all of Arlington. She was the treasured sister of Mary Hill and her husband, William (Dec.), of Cambridge, Kathleen Whitley and her husband, William, of Lancaster and Florida, and David Falls and his wife, Diane (Dec.), of Pennsylvania. She was the aunt of many nieces and nephews and their expanded families. She was the fur mom of Taz; and the former wife of Richard Dotalo (Dec). She was a parishioner at St. Camillus Parish in Arlington. Please join Eleanor's family at the Keefe Funeral Home, 5 Chestnut St,. in ARLINGTON, for a Viewing on Monday, January 5, 2026, from 5-8pm, and at a celebration of her Life on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 11:30am, at St. Camillus Church, Arlington. Interment will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery, in Arlington. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Eleanor's name to the MSPCA- Nevins Farm in Methuen, MA.