Obituary: Eleanor M. (Cormier) Craven, Longtime Parishioner of St. Barbara's Parish

Obituary from Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home.

Eleanor M. (Cormier) Craven passed away at Winchester Hospital on Sunday, November 30th. The beloved wife of Edward A. Craven, she was ninety years of age.

Born and raised in Conway, New Hampshire, Eleanor was one of four daughters of the late Mathias and Phyllis (Bonnevie) Cormier. She attended Conway schools, graduating from Kennett High School with the Class of 1942. Following graduation, she moved to Lynn, Massachusetts with her family.

One day Eleanor met Ed, a young man from Woburn, and the rest was history! The two married in May of 1948 and spent the next sixty-six years devoted to one another. They made their home in Ed’s hometown of Woburn on the West Side and brought two wonderful daughters into the world. She was dedicated to her children and family and enjoyed being a homemaker. Eleanor especially cherished all the time spent in Conway at her childhood home for family vacations. As her daughters got older, and the family grew, she was delighted at becoming a grandmother to her two wonderful granddaughters.

Eleanor worked at Lahey Clinic in Burlington for many years in the accounting department. After retirement, she and Ed spent many winters in Naples, Florida enjoying the sun and warm weather. A faith-filled woman, Eleanor was a long time parishioner of St. Barbara’s and was a member of St. Barbara’s Sodality and Altar Society.

A woman of great faith, love, and devotion, Eleanor will be missed greatly by her family and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her siblings, Geneva Bransfield and her husband Richard, Marie Robinson, and her twin sister, Edith Cormier.

She is lovingly survived by her husband of sixty-six years, Edward A. Craven; her daughters, Jayne F. Powers and her husband Joseph of Beverly and Joyce M. Michaels of Woburn; her brother-in-law, Kenneth Robinson of TX; her granddaughters, Jillian and Kaitlin; and many nieces, nephews, and their families.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend a Funeral Mass on Friday, December 5th at St. Barbara’s Church, 138 Cambridge Road, Woburn at 10 a.m. Interment in Calvary Cemetery, Woburn. Calling hours will be held on Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. in St. Barbara’s Church. Remembrances may be made in Eleanor’s memory to Catholic Charities, 51 Sleeper Street, Boston, MA 02210. Professional services are under the direction of the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home.