Obituary of Eleanor Lonia Cyr

Eleanor Lonia Elser Cyr Eleanor Lonia Cyr age 83 of West Berlin, New Jersey went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Feb. 29th, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born on the 4th of July, 1928 to the late Frank and Bertha Elser Waldeck in Newark, New Jersey. Eleanor attended Florence Avenue Grammar School was a graduate of Irvington High School Class of 1946. She worked in various management positions for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company and Pacific Telephone before retiring with 25 years of service. In 2010, after the death of her second husband, she moved to New Jersey to live with and be cared for by her son Thomas and daughter-in-law Sharleen Cullen. Prior to moving to NJ she resided in Lake Forest, California where she lived a life engaged in volunteering her time in the community, church and organizations that focused on helping people in need. She enjoyed singing and dancing; with her biggest joys being the giving of love and kindness to her husband, family and many friends. She is preceded in death by her first husband Thomas J. Cullen Jr. 1970, second husband William Cyr 2010, sister Margot Lee 2006, and nephew Bobby Mertz 1986. She leaves behind her sons, daughter-in-laws and stepchildren, Thomas J. (Sharleen) Cullen III of New Jersey, Gary F. (Rebecca) Cullen of Ohio, Jeffery E. Cullen of California, and Gregory J. Cullen of California, George (Patricia) Cyr of Nevada, Evelyn (Mike) Boularice of California, and Carol (Robert) Calhoun of Maryland; her nine grandchildren Jason, Shanna, Gary, Jonathan, Michelle, Todd, Dana, Mike, and Richie; her nine great-grandchildren, her Godchild and niece Diane Mertz, nephew Rick Hurley, niece Dr. Suzanne Diamond-Shebat, nephew Artie Diamond and niece Cathy Diamond. On behalf of all family members a special thank you goes to the wonderful VITAS Hospice doctors, caretakers and nurses, spiritual ministers, and the VITAS team volunteers, and other loving caretakers who have helped care for our mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Memorial Service will be held on Sunday March 4th, 2012 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. at the Wooster Funeral Home located at 441 White Hoarse Pike, Atco NJ 08004 (856) 767 0539 where James Chrysler will officiate a memorial service and prayer. Eleanor's wish was to be cremated. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org or call 800.272.3900. There are not enough kind words to sum up Eleanor's life and we will always carry her memory in our hearts. She was the most loving, selfless and caring mother, stepmother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend and will be greatly missed by all. If three words could sum up the life of Eleanor they would be Faith, Hope and Unconditional Love.