LYNN — Miss Eleanor B. Robinson, of Lynn, age 86 years, died on Monday, May 9, 2016, at The Kaplan Family Hospice House after a brief illness.
Born in the Dorchester section of Boston, daughter of the late George M. and Catherine M. (McGough) Omar. Her mother was a native of Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. She was raised and educated in Lynn and Maine and had attended the former Burdette College in Lynn. Miss Robinson had lived in Lynn for the greater part of her life. She was an office worker at Tech Pak Co., in Peabody for many years and had also worked at the former Musinsky’s Shoe Store in Lynn for over 30 years.
Eleanor was a former member of St. Stephen’s Memorial Episcopal Church, Lynn, as well as a former member of the Dane Singers. She had taught ballroom dance at Champagne Studios in Lynn and was an avid bowler.
She was the sister of her twin, the late Evelyn D. Robinson, and the late George Robinson and his wife, Peggy, and, was the adopted daughter of the late Oscar and Hattie Robinson.
Eleanor was the lifelong friend of Victoria and Carlo Capano and their family of Groveland and the dear friend of Charlotte and Peter Melanson and their family of Georgetown, Georgia Boudreau of Wilmington, Mary and Harry Stilianos of Marblehead, and James Hicks of Revere. She was aunt of Sandra Pecarwich, George Robinson, and the late Bruce Robinson.
Service information: Her funeral will be held in the SOLIMINE FUNERAL HOME, 426 BROADWAY (Route 129), Lynn, on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visiting hours on Friday from 5-8 p.m. Donations in her memory may be made to Boston North Cancer Assn., P.O. Box 3l53, Peabody, MA 01960. Directions and guest book at Solimine.com.