Mrs. Eleanor A. Mahan

Mrs. Eleanor A. Mahan, 95, of Lenox, formerly of Pittsfield, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Born in Pittsfield, on May 18, 1920, the daughter of James E. and Agnes Magner Reagan, she was a graduate of St. Charles Grammar School and a 1938 graduate of St. Joseph High School. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY in 1942. After raising her children, Mrs. Mahan worked for the Pittsfield Public Schools as a Resource Reading Specialist Teacher. During her career she worked in many of the Pittsfield Schools. She retired in 1982 after 16 years of service. Eleanor was an avid reader, who imparted a love of books and reading to her family and to many children in the Pittsfield schools. She was also a skilled crossword puzzle enthusiast. She was a communicant of St. Ann’s Church in Lenox. She was a former communicant of St. Francis Church in Pittsfield where she had been a member of the Rosary Sodality and a Eucharistic Minister. She was predeceased by her husband, William E. Mahan, whom she married on June 23, 1945: he died on July 29, 2008. She is survived by a son, James Mahan and his wife Patricia of Fairport, NY; four daughters, M. Katherine Fegan and her husband Dennis of Bacliff, TX, Nora Mahan of Washington, DC, Sheila Mahan and her husband Peter Sanzen of Averill Park, NY, and Ellen Mahan of Washington, DC; eight grandchildren, Jeffrey and Elizabeth Santarlasci, Sean and Brendan Mahan and Megan Mahan Barry, Leah Schultz, and Edward and William Grummer; seven great grandchildren, Ameilia and Morgan Santarlasci, Jake, Julia and Emily Barry, and Madeline and Mackenzie Mahan. Mrs. Mahan was predeceased by her sister, Mary Kellar and son in law, Mark Grummer. The family would like to thank the Staff of Pine Hill Assisted Living for their exceptional and compassionate care for her for the past four years. Funeral Notice: Funeral services for Mrs. Eleanor A. Mahan will be Monday, June 15, 2014 at 8 a.m. from the Dwyer Funeral Home, 776 North St., Pittsfield MA with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. at St. Ann’s Church in Lenox, celebrated by Rev. C.J. Waitekus, pastor. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lee. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Sunday, June 14, 2015 from to 3 to 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Pittsfield Catholic Schools, care of the Dwyer Funeral Home in her memory. DONATIONS CANNOT BE MADE ONLINE, but may be made through the Dwyer Funeral Home.

Mrs. Eleanor A. Mahan

May 18, 1919 - June 10, 2015