Eleanor Louise (Conroy) McGrath, age 95, of Simsbury, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2023.
Eleanor was born on March 19, 1927, in Island Pond, Vermont.
She was the daughter of Eleanor (Sloan) Conroy and Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr.
At the age of five, she moved with her parents and two older brothers to her father's ancestral home in Brooklyn, New York.
She attended Holy Innocents School, where she met her future husband, the late A. Donald McGrath.
While in her teens, Eleanor had a brief modelling career and studied dance, at which she excelled and enjoyed all her life.
She was further educated at Sacred Heart schools and completed her education at Duchesne Finishing School.
In 1951, Eleanor married her childhood sweetheart Donald McGrath in Brooklyn, New York.
Following a honeymoon to Nantucket, a place that remained special to Eleanor all her life, they moved to Hartford, Connecticut and in 1954 to Simsbury, Connecticut, where they raised their four daughters.
In 1964 Eleanor and Don began bringing their family to Martha's Vineyard for summer vacations, which led to the building of a home for Eleanor and Don's retirement and many vacations with their daughters and extended family.
During this time Eleanor took painting classes and completed a number of scenic paintings that now hang in her daughters' homes.
Eleanor had a love for writing and wrote poetry all her life.
She was a literacy volunteer and also read books to children at the Martha's Vineyard Boys and Girls Club.
In addition to her husband, Eleanor was predeceased by her brothers Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr. and John S. Conroy.
She leaves her daughters, Patricia McGrath of Marshfield, MA; Susan McGrath (Jack) of Old Saybrook, CT; Shelaugh McGrath of Avon, CT; and Ellen Skaret (Steven) of Simsbury; as well as three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Calling hours were held at Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, Granby.
The funeral mass was held at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, West Simsbury.
Burial was in Simsbury Cemetery.
www.carmonfuneralhome.com
Hartford Courant, January 2023.
Eleanor was born on March 19, 1927, in Island Pond, Vermont.
She was the daughter of Eleanor (Sloan) Conroy and Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr.
At the age of five, she moved with her parents and two older brothers to her father's ancestral home in Brooklyn, New York.
She attended Holy Innocents School, where she met her future husband, the late A. Donald McGrath.
While in her teens, Eleanor had a brief modelling career and studied dance, at which she excelled and enjoyed all her life.
She was further educated at Sacred Heart schools and completed her education at Duchesne Finishing School.
In 1951, Eleanor married her childhood sweetheart Donald McGrath in Brooklyn, New York.
Following a honeymoon to Nantucket, a place that remained special to Eleanor all her life, they moved to Hartford, Connecticut and in 1954 to Simsbury, Connecticut, where they raised their four daughters.
In 1964 Eleanor and Don began bringing their family to Martha's Vineyard for summer vacations, which led to the building of a home for Eleanor and Don's retirement and many vacations with their daughters and extended family.
During this time Eleanor took painting classes and completed a number of scenic paintings that now hang in her daughters' homes.
Eleanor had a love for writing and wrote poetry all her life.
She was a literacy volunteer and also read books to children at the Martha's Vineyard Boys and Girls Club.
In addition to her husband, Eleanor was predeceased by her brothers Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr. and John S. Conroy.
She leaves her daughters, Patricia McGrath of Marshfield, MA; Susan McGrath (Jack) of Old Saybrook, CT; Shelaugh McGrath of Avon, CT; and Ellen Skaret (Steven) of Simsbury; as well as three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Calling hours were held at Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, Granby.
The funeral mass was held at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, West Simsbury.
Burial was in Simsbury Cemetery.
www.carmonfuneralhome.com
Hartford Courant, January 2023.
Eleanor Louise (Conroy) McGrath, age 95, of Simsbury, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2023.
Eleanor was born on March 19, 1927, in Island Pond, Vermont.
She was the daughter of Eleanor (Sloan) Conroy and Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr.
At the age of five, she moved with her parents and two older brothers to her father's ancestral home in Brooklyn, New York.
She attended Holy Innocents School, where she met her future husband, the late A. Donald McGrath.
While in her teens, Eleanor had a brief modelling career and studied dance, at which she excelled and enjoyed all her life.
She was further educated at Sacred Heart schools and completed her education at Duchesne Finishing School.
In 1951, Eleanor married her childhood sweetheart Donald McGrath in Brooklyn, New York.
Following a honeymoon to Nantucket, a place that remained special to Eleanor all her life, they moved to Hartford, Connecticut and in 1954 to Simsbury, Connecticut, where they raised their four daughters.
In 1964 Eleanor and Don began bringing their family to Martha's Vineyard for summer vacations, which led to the building of a home for Eleanor and Don's retirement and many vacations with their daughters and extended family.
During this time Eleanor took painting classes and completed a number of scenic paintings that now hang in her daughters' homes.
Eleanor had a love for writing and wrote poetry all her life.
She was a literacy volunteer and also read books to children at the Martha's Vineyard Boys and Girls Club.
In addition to her husband, Eleanor was predeceased by her brothers Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr. and John S. Conroy.
She leaves her daughters, Patricia McGrath of Marshfield, MA; Susan McGrath (Jack) of Old Saybrook, CT; Shelaugh McGrath of Avon, CT; and Ellen Skaret (Steven) of Simsbury; as well as three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Calling hours were held at Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, Granby.
The funeral mass was held at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, West Simsbury.
Burial was in Simsbury Cemetery.
www.carmonfuneralhome.com
Hartford Courant, January 2023.
Eleanor was born on March 19, 1927, in Island Pond, Vermont.
She was the daughter of Eleanor (Sloan) Conroy and Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr.
At the age of five, she moved with her parents and two older brothers to her father's ancestral home in Brooklyn, New York.
She attended Holy Innocents School, where she met her future husband, the late A. Donald McGrath.
While in her teens, Eleanor had a brief modelling career and studied dance, at which she excelled and enjoyed all her life.
She was further educated at Sacred Heart schools and completed her education at Duchesne Finishing School.
In 1951, Eleanor married her childhood sweetheart Donald McGrath in Brooklyn, New York.
Following a honeymoon to Nantucket, a place that remained special to Eleanor all her life, they moved to Hartford, Connecticut and in 1954 to Simsbury, Connecticut, where they raised their four daughters.
In 1964 Eleanor and Don began bringing their family to Martha's Vineyard for summer vacations, which led to the building of a home for Eleanor and Don's retirement and many vacations with their daughters and extended family.
During this time Eleanor took painting classes and completed a number of scenic paintings that now hang in her daughters' homes.
Eleanor had a love for writing and wrote poetry all her life.
She was a literacy volunteer and also read books to children at the Martha's Vineyard Boys and Girls Club.
In addition to her husband, Eleanor was predeceased by her brothers Benjamin J. Conroy, Jr. and John S. Conroy.
She leaves her daughters, Patricia McGrath of Marshfield, MA; Susan McGrath (Jack) of Old Saybrook, CT; Shelaugh McGrath of Avon, CT; and Ellen Skaret (Steven) of Simsbury; as well as three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Calling hours were held at Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, Granby.
The funeral mass was held at St. Catherine of Sienna Church, West Simsbury.
Burial was in Simsbury Cemetery.
www.carmonfuneralhome.com
Hartford Courant, January 2023.
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