Eleanor M. (Prokop) Dorson Sharpe, 81, of Derry, NH and formerly of Londonderry, NH, died Monday, February 11, 2008 in Haven Health Center in Derry. Mrs. Sharpe was born in Boston, MA on March 1, 1926, a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Prokop. She was employed as an Executive Secretary for the Boston Gas Company. Mrs. Sharpe was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Derry. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and had a great love for those she came in contact with. Mrs. Sharpe loved animals as well as feeding them as they visited in her yard.
She is survived by her husband, George H. Sharpe of Derry, NH; one son, Leo E. Dorson Jr. and his wife Alina of Newnan, Ga.; three grandchildren, Logan Dorson, Lindsey Dorson and Dylan Dorson all of Newnan, Ga.; one step-son, George H. Sharpe, Jr. and his wife Paula of Litchfield, NH; two step-daughters, Jeanne E. Sullivan and her husband Jerry of Durham, NC, and Nancy C. Salvi and her husband Thomas of Framingham, MA. She is also survived by many step grandchildren, many step great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her first husband Leo E. Dorson, Sr., and by two brothers Alfred and Herbert Prokup.
Calling hours were held on Sunday, February 17, 2008 from 1-4 PM at Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday at 10:00am at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 26 Crystal Ave. Derry. Interment was in Forest Hill Cemetery in E. Derry. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 30 Speen Street, Framingham, Ma. 01701.