Eleanor E. (Sharron) Norton, 71 years old, a lifelong resident of Lowell, died unexpectedly Friday morning at Saints Medical Center in Lowell.
Born on March 17, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Sophie (Korsakas) Sharron. She attended Lowell schools and was a graduate of Lowell High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and later attended Lowell Commercial College.
Upon completion of her studies, Mrs. Norton worked in a dental office and then at Raytheon in Andover in the drafting department. For most of her adult life, she worked in the restaurant industry mainly as a waitress at various restaurants in the Lowell Area including the Prince Grotto and City View where she was part owner. She enjoyed gardening, yard work, cooking and bingo but had a special liking for going to the movies. Her family, especially her grandchildren, were the love of her life. Mrs. Norton was a lifelong communicant of the former St. Joseph’s Lithuanian Church in Lowell.
She is survived by three sons, Raymond A. Norton of Tyngsboro, Edmund R. Norton and his wife Tara of Billerica and Rob J. Norton of Lowell: five grandchildren, Ashley Logue, Alex, Nicole, Matthew and Zoe Norton; three brothers, Frank Sharron of Vancouver, WA, Edmund Sharron and his wife Jeannette of Amherst, NH and her twin brother Joseph Sharron and his wife Xandra of Kennebunkport, ME; her godmother, Edith Rodriques of Lowell; a dear close friend, Ronnie Perrin of Lowell and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Norton was also the mother of the late Regina Norton who died in 1966.
NORTON- Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday Oct. 13, from 4 until 8 pm at the MAHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 187 NESMITH ST.(Rte 38). Her Funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 10:00 am at St. William’s Church in Tewksbury followed by burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Hudson, NH. Arrangements are by the MAHONEY FUNERAL HOME, LOWELL, MA.