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Eleanor Callahan Obituary
MANCHESTER -- Eleanor M. (Gannon) Callahan, 87, died June 30, 2008, at her residence.
Born in Boston, Jan. 27, 1921, to Robert and Ethel (Drew) Gannon, she grew up in Quincy, Mass., then lived in Braintree, Mass., for many years before moving to Manchester 12 years ago.
She graduated from Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass.; Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, Mass.; and earned a master's degree in education from Boston University.
During World War II she served in the U.S. Navy WAVES.
She was a teacher at Snug Harbor Elementary School in Quincy, Mass., for many years. In Braintree, she was a member of the Women's Club and the League of Women Voters. She was also a member of the Old Iron Sides Chapter of the Women Navy Veterans.
She was predeceased by her husband, John D. Callahan, in 1999.
IN HER LIFE: The family includes four children, Liane Hartnett and her husband, Paul, of Newton, Mass., Jan Litvin and her husband, Mike, of Manchester, Jay Callahan and his wife, Maureen, of Silver Spring, Md., and Sheila Jacobson and her husband, Mark, of Arlington, Mass.; and 11 grandchildren.
SERVICES: A memorial service will take place Saturday, July 19, at 3 p.m. at Hillcrest Terrace, 200 Alliance Way, Manchester. Encryptment of cremated remains is private and will be at the N.H. State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen.
Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., Manchester is assisting the family with arrangements (www.lambertfuneralhome.com).
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Mike Casey
July 10, 2008
Mrs. Callahan,
Maam, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served as a U.S. Navy WAVE during WW II and for being a member of the Greatest Generation. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
Fair Winds And Following Seas
Louann Penzo
July 8, 2008
Mrs. Callahan was my 1st & 2nd grade teacher at Snug Harbor back in the early 70's. She was a wonderful teacher, I will remember her always.
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