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Eleanor O. (Bergquist) Soorian
September 29, 2021

Obituary

Eleanor O. (Bergquist) Soorian, 90, of West Newton formerly of Wayland, died peacefully and comfortably surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, following a period of declining health.
She was born in Waltham on September 16, 1931, the daughter of the late Charles W. Bergquist and Olga I. (Soderberg) Bergquist.
Eleanor was the beloved wife for 67 years of the late Donald A Soorian, who died on October 5, 2019.
She was the devoted mother of Karen Soorian and her husband Arthur Nevins of Framingham, Robert Soorian and his partner Lydia Vivante of Newtonville and Wellfleet, and Kristine Soorian and her husband Bryce Ikeda of Concord, CA. Also survived by a grandson Douglas Nevins. She was the sister-in-law of Alice Bergquist of Newton and the sister of the late C. William Bergquist.
Eleanor spent her formative years in Newton and resided in Wayland for over 60 years before she and Don moved to West Newton in 2017. Throughout her life she was an active volunteer at the Swedish Home, now known as the Scandinavian Living Center in West Newton. The daughter of Swedish immigrants, Eleanor participated as a board member and served as a President of the Scandinavian Charitable Society of Greater Boston. In addition, she and her husband Donald were active members of the Sudbury United Methodist Church, where they worshipped for many years.
At the request of her family, there will be no funeral home visitations.
Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11:30 am at the Sudbury United Methodist Church, 251 Old Sudbury Road (Rt. 27), Sudbury with the Reverend Joel Guillemette officiating. Masks are required for all while inside the church.
A reception will follow the service in the church parlor.
Interment for her family in North Cemetery, Wayland will be private.
In lieu of flowers, her family kindly suggests that gifts in Eleanor’s memory may be sent to the Sudbury United Methodist Church or to the Scandinavian Charitable Society of Greater Boston, 206 Waltham St, West Newton, MA 02465.

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Wayland, MA 01778
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