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Eleanor Mae Larkin
Eleanor M. Larkin of Somerville, died Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the Waban Health and Rehabilitation Center in Newton, she was 78. Born on January 30, 1930 in Roxbury, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Davinia (Heirs) Latta. Eleanor was raised and educated in Boston and was a graduate of Boston public schools. She married her sweetheart, John D. Larkin, on September 19, 1948 at St. Benedict Church in Somerville. The couple lived in Cambridge when they were first married. After John’s service during the Korean War was over, he and Eleanor settled in Somerville to raise their family. Eleanor and John spent over 56 years in marriage together until John’s passing in November of 2004. Eleanor worked as a bookkeeper for Woolworth’s in her earlier years. She later became a home health aide and worked for many years until her retirement in 1993. Eleanor was very artistic; she loved to paint and draw. She was also a piano player and loved to sing. She always would sing musicals such as Mary Poppins and the Sound of Music, sometimes with her husband, John. Eleanor is survived by her children, Carol M. Larkin of Everett and Stephen D. Larkin of Beverly, her grandchildren, Tracy Fraser of Somerville, Taryn Fraser of Waltham, and James Fraser of Everett, her great-grandchildren, Claudia and Isabella as well as many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, George and Garfield Latta. Funeral from the Weir-MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 9 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main Street, Malden at 10 AM. Fr. Daniel J. Hickey, Pastor of Sacred Hearts Church will be presiding. Burial will immediately follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. Visitation will be held in the funeral home on Monday, April 14, 2008 from 4 to 8 PM.
Weir MacCuish Funeral Home (781) 322-0834
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