SAVOY, Eleanor G., 81, Jan. 27, 2016. A celebration of Eleanor’s life was held on Monday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements by Crippin Funeral Home, Montrose.
MONTROSE — Eleanor G. Savoy, 81, died peacefully Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at the Montrose Memorial Hospital. Eleanor was born September 4, 1934 to Herbert and Maude (Hoyt) Gough in Mapleton, Maine. There she received her education and graduated high school.
Eleanor married Maynard J. Savoy on June 30, 1962. They moved to Houlton, Maine from Mapleton in 1969 where they resided until retirement in 2005. The family moved to Montrose in 2005 to be closer to family and made their home until Eleanor’s time of death. She loved spending time with family and her grandchildren. That time was special, and she will be missed.
Survivors include her husband, Maynard of Montrose; two children, Stephen (Sue) Savoy of Montrose and Leanne (Eric) Williams of Duanesburg, New York; two sisters, Alice (LeRoy) Shepard of Mapleton, Maine and Margaret (Marshall) Savoy of Presque Isle, Maine; four grandchildren, Tyler Williams, Erika, Anthony and Brandon Savoy; one great-granddaughter, Madeline Rose. Eleanor was preceded in death by her brother, Arnold Gough.
A visitation for family and friends was held on Monday, Feb. 1 from 12-1 p.m. prior to the service. A Celebration of Eleanor’s Life was also held on Monday, February 1, 2016 at 1 p.m. at Crippin Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow the service at Grand View Cemetery, west of Montrose. Condolences may be made to www.crippinfuneralhome.com.Crippin Funeral Home & Crematory in Montrose is in charge of arrangements.
