Avis de décès de Eleanor-A. Watt

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass. - Eleanor A. (Scullin) Watt, age 97, wife of the late Howard Watt, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, 2015, at the Bertram House of Swampscott. She was born in Salem, daughter of the late William J. and Lydia F. (Standley) Scullin. She was raised and educated in Salem having graduated from Salem Classical School. She continued her education at Burdette College in Lynn. Mrs. Watt started her career with HP Hood in Charlestown. She would later meet her husband, Howard, while working weekends at Hood's Cherry Hill Farm Creamery in Beverly. They were married in St. Thomas Church. After some years away to start a family, she returned to working at various administrative positions including Harwood Counter Co. on Jefferson Avenue in Salem. Mrs. Watt was very interested in genealogy and clothes making. She enjoyed arts and crafts, playing the piano and violin, and had a very nice singing voice. She also enjoyed growing African violets. She was an avid crossword puzzle solver. She volunteered with the Girl Scouts and Brownies and was a member of the Daughters of Scotia. Surviving her is her son, Norman H. Watt, and his partner, Judith Cummings, of Weymouth, and her grandson Dr. Andrew Watt and his wife, Hilary, her nephew, Robert Quadros and his wife, Patricia, of Salem, and niece Elizabeth and husband Paul Haley, of Cape Cod, Mr. George Watt, of South Barre, Vermont, and Ms. Linda Marineau, of Montpelier, Vermont, and families, Ms. Joan Newton, of Northbridge, Ms. Shirley Wandland, of Grafton, and Ms. Sharyn Gibson, of California. Numerous great-nephews and -nieces. She was also the sister of the late William J. Scullin Jr., Janice Quadros and Jean Scullin. Her funeral Mass will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 2 Margin St., Peabody, on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at 1 p.m. Visiting hours at the Murphy Funeral Home, 85 Federal St. (corner of North Street), Salem, prior to the Mass from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Burial in Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Bertram House Employee Holiday Fund, 565 Humphrey St., Swampscott, MA 01907 in Eleanor's memory in appreciation for the loving care and support she received. For additional information or an online guest book please call 978-744-0497 or visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com.