DRACUT, MA – Eleanor R. (Hartley) Beaudoin, 68, of Dracut, died Saturday November 1, 2008 at her home.
Born in Lowell, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ellen (Murphy) Hartley.
Mrs. Beaudoin was educated in Lowell schools, attended St. Patrick’s High School, and graduated from Keith Hall in Lowell. She then attended and graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing. She worked as a registered labor and delivery nurse for over 25 years at St. Joseph’s Hospital and then at Mass. General Hospital for over 15 years until her retirement in 2005.
She was a member of St. Marguerite D’Youville Parish at St. Therese Church in Dracut. She enjoyed bowling, playing bingo, and spending time with her grandchildren.
Mrs. Beaudoin is survived by her husband Normand; four sons Steven Beaudoin and his wife Niki of Lowell, Scott Beaudoin and his wife Jennifer of Dracut, Jonathan and his wife Julie of Hudson, NH, and James Guthrie and his wife Pamela of Mountain Home, ID; two daughters Paula Beaudoin of Lowell and Ellen Quenneville and her husband Brad of Litchfield, NH; two sisters Margaret Kijanka and her husband Mitchell of Chelmsford and Martha Hartley of Acton, MA; six grandchildren Rachel, Grace, Katherine, Brandon, Alex, and Anthony; and many nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the DRACUT FUNERAL HOME, 2159 Lakeview Avenue, DRACUT on Thursday from 4 until 8 PM. Her funeral service will be held from the funeral home on Friday at 8 AM, followed by her Funeral Mass to be celebrated at 9 AM at St. Marguerite D’Youville Parish at St. Therese Church in Dracut. Following cremation, burial will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorial contributions be made in her name to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 3550 North Central Avenue, Suite 300, Phoenix, Arizona 85012-2127.