Timeline for Eleanor R. (Picard) Strickland
Born: April 21, 1944
Died: July 26, 2018
Eleanor R. (Picard) Strickland, 74, of Ludlow passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018. Born April 21, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Laura (Nietupski) Picard. A 1962 graduate of Chicopee High School, she worked for many years as a data processer for Dow Jones. A Ludlow resident for over 50 years, she was a communicant of the former St. Mary of the Assumption Parish in Ludlow and later St. Cecilia’s Parish in Wilbraham. Eleanor enjoyed knitting and cross-stitch, but her greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Eleanor is survived by a son James Strickland (Christine) of Warren, a daughter Cynthia Bish of Ludlow, a brother Raymond Picard of Enfield, CT and her best friend and “sister” Nancy Nystrom of Ludlow. She also leaves her 5 beloved grandchildren Jessica, Nicole, Heather, Christine and Jonathan and her 3 great-grandchildren Ami, David and Faith
No words i can say to ease your pain ,but know you are in my thoughts and prayers. im so sorry for your loss..
In memory of Eleanor R. (Picard) Strickland, Thomas Sowa lit a candle
I will miss our phone calls we had while I was driving home from work. I hate that it was your time to go. I wish you never had dementia and i wish i spent even more time talking to you when i had the chance. July will always rest heavy in my heart now.
With deepest sympathy.
Visiting hours at the funeral home will be Monday, July 30, 2018 from 5:00-7:00 PM.
Funeral services for Eleanor will be Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at 8:45 AM at the Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home, 64 Sewall St., Ludlow, MA, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10:00 AM in St. Cecilia’s Church, 42 Main St., Wilbraham, MA. Burial will be in St. Aloysius Cemetery, Berkshire Ave., Springfield, MA.
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Our sincere condolences.
The staff of Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home.
No words i can say to ease your pain ,but know you are in my thoughts and prayers. im so sorry for your loss..
In memory of Eleanor R. (Picard) Strickland, Thomas Sowa lit a candle
I will miss our phone calls we had while I was driving home from work. I hate that it was your time to go. I wish you never had dementia and i wish i spent even more time talking to you when i had the chance. July will always rest heavy in my heart now.
With deepest sympathy.
Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home
Our sincere condolences.
The staff of Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home.