Eleanor Lou Macko

Eleanor Lou Macko obituary, Franklin, NJ

Eleanor Lou Macko

Eleanor Macko Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by F. John Ramsey Funeral Home - Franklin on Jul. 19, 2022.

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Ogdensburg, NJ: Eleanor Lou Macko(nee Dunn), 87 years old, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Born to Albert and Mildred Dunn in Monroe, NJ, she had been a lifelong resident of Ogdensburg, NJ.
Eleanor worked as a librarian and secretary for the Ogdensburg Elementary School for many years before retiring. She was a parishioner and Rosary Society member of St. Thomas of Aquin RC Church in Ogdensburg. She enjoyed gardening, tending her flowers, cooking, baking and puzzles. Eleanor was a doting wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Eleanor is predeceased by her husband, Stephen M. Macko(2018), daughter, Carol Ando(2020), granddaughter, Michele Ando(1984), a sister Salma May and a brother, Ted Dunn and is the devoted mother of William Macko and his girlfriend, June Robbins of Lafayette Twp., NJ. Mother in law of Jim Ando of Ogdensburg, NJ. Loving grandmother of Patricia Muldoon and her husband, Ed, James Ando and his wife, Jeanette, Jennifer Ando and her boyfriend, Brian Doherty and Brittany Macko and her boyfriend, Cody Mitchell. Cherished great grandmother of E.J. and Megan Muldoon, Abigail, Alexa and Madeline Ando. Dear sister of Kate Guether of Newton, NJ, Albert Dunn of Sandyston Twp., NJ and Harold Dunn of Mechanicsburg, PA. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Eleanor's caretaker, Marina, for her exceptional care and dedication over the last 2 years and thanks to those that responded during her time of need.
The family will receive their friends at F. John Ramsey Funeral Home, One Main Street, Franklin, NJ on Sunday, July 24, 2022 from 4-7 PM. Funeral from the funeral home on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 9:00 AM. Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Thomas of Aquin RC Church, Ogdensburg, NJ at 10:00 AM. Interment to follow at St. Thomas Cemetery, Ogdensburg, NJ. Memorial gifts to Affinity Care of New Jersey, 140 Littleton Road, Suite 130, Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ 07054 or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959 would be appreciated.

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