Eleanor C. Hurley

WORCESTER: Eleanor C. (Ryan) Hurley, 96, formerly of Thorndyke Rd. , died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at St. Joseph's Manor Nursing Home, Brockton, Ma. Her husband of 44 years, John F. Hurley, died in 1988. A son, John P. Hurley of Pembroke, died in 2004, and her sister Mary E. Ryan, died in 1996. She leaves a son Paul M. Hurley of Las Vegas; a daughter, Anne R. Hurley of Castle Rock, Col. ; her daughter-in-law, Patricia (O'Donnell) Hurley of Pembroke; and many nieces and nephews. She was born and raised in Worcester, daughter of the late Patrick and Margaret "Annie" (Salmon) Ryan. She was a graduate of Worcester Normal School and earned a masters degree in English from Boston University. Eleanor was a teacher for the Worcester Public School System for many years, until she retired in 1976. She was a former member of St. Bernard's Church and also a former member of Our Lady of the Rosary Church where she taught Sunday school. She was a member of the Boston University Women's Club and the Massachusetts Retired Teachers Association. CALLING HOURS will be from 4 to 7 on Friday, June 8, in KELLY FUNERAL HOME, 154 Lincoln St. . A FUNERAL MASS will be held at 11 a. m. on Saturday, June 9, in St. BERNARD'S CHURCH, 228 Lincoln St. , followed by burial in St. John's Cemetery. The family suggests donations in memory of Eleanor be made to Old Colony Hospice, One Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368 or St. Joseph's Manor Nursing Home, 215 Thatcher St. , Brockton, MA 02301. Directions and condolence book available at www. kellyfuneralhome. com