Eleanor M. Larocque, 95
Dateline: Norton, MA
Eleanor M. (Prendergast) Larocque, age 95, of Norton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Wingate at Norton. She was the beloved wife of the late Leo R. Larocque.
Born in North Attleboro, MA on February 2, 1921, she was a loving daughter of the late James and Florence (Thibeault) Prendergast.
Eleanor grew up in North Attleboro and was a 1938 graduate of North Attleboro High School. She had made her home in Norton for the past sixty-one years.
Mrs. Larocque was a dedicated homemaker to her family, and also worked as a former waitress at Bobby’s Restaurant in Attleboro and at the Beef Hearth in Pawtucket.
Eleanor was a longtime member of the Second Congregational Church in Attleboro and enjoyed cooking, sewing and spending time with her adoring family.
She was the devoted mother of Kathleen M. Stevens and her husband David of Rehoboth, Lawrence E. Larocque and his wife Mary of Norton and the late Guy T. Larocque. She was dear sister of Ann Kiff of Arizona and Merry Bowe of Providence, RI. She was the cherished grandmother of Shelly Arsenault, Michael Stevens, Jill Chancey and Emily Legrende, and is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Her funeral service, to which relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend, will be held on Thursday, October 13th at 11:00 at the Norton Memorial Funeral Home, 19 Clapp St. (Off Route 140, Taunton Ave.) Norton. Burial will follow at the Timothy Plain Cemetery in Norton.
Visitation will be held on Thursday morning, prior to the services, beginning at 10:00 A.M. at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Eleanor’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, MA 01701.
To send her family a message of condolence, please visit www.nortonmemorial.com