Eleanor C. (Krona) Gay, a lifelong resident of Stoughton, passed away on Tuesday October 25, 2011 at the LifeCare Center of West Bridgewater. She was 94 years old and the wife of the late George R. Gay.
Mrs. Gay was born on January 2, 1917 in Brockton, Massachusetts, attended Stoughton Public Schools and was employed by the town as a Food Service Manager at the Chemung Hill School in Stoughton for over twenty years. She attended and was a member of the former Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Stoughton.
She is survived by her children, Judith E. MacLellan of West Bridgewater, Peter R. Gay of Stoughton, Janice M. Allsop of Norton and Christopher J. Gay of Virginia. Other survivors include her sister Thelma Lynch of Stoughton, 10 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was also a sister to the late Shirley Paine.
Visiting hours will be held on Friday October 28, 2011 from 5-8 PM, in the Sheehan Funeral Home, 115 Monk Street, Stoughton. Her funeral will be held on Saturday October 29, 2011 at 7:45 AM, from the Sheehan Funeral Home, 115 Monk Street, Stoughton, followed by a mass of Christian Burial for the repose of her soul at 9 AM, in St. James Church, 560 Page Street, Stoughton. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Stoughton.