Eleanor Ormsby
Died: Jan 4, 2013
Eleanor Ormsby, 91, of Long Valley passed away Friday, January 4, 2013, at Morristown Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
She was born in Kulpmont, PA, a daughter of the late Magdelana and Joseph Zurinski. In 1942 she met Jeremiah Ormsby of Bayonne, NJ, and married him six months later. They celebrated sixty years together before he departed this life in 2002. She enjoyed a long career at Westinghouse Elevator Co. as an Executive Administrative Assistant to the Controller.
She was a quiet yet strong woman of great faith who loved life and lived its every moment. The youngest of 6 children, Eleanor lost her mother at age 7 and her father when she was 14. Her neighbors and family helped her in her early years, and for all the goodness she received in those years, she endlessly gave of herself. She loved helping others.
She was a devout member of Our Lady of the Mountain RC Church in Long Valley and its Rosary Society.
Eleanor was an avid reader, a talented cookie baker, an active Rosary Society member, and loved spending time in her garden. Anyone fortunate to have known Eleanor will tell you of her graceful demeanor and kind heart.
Survivors include her two daughters, Barbara Conroy and her husband, Michael and Kathy Caviston and her husband, John; six grandchildren - Kristen Simon (Ernie), Casey Conroy, Shannon White (Andrew), Sean Conroy (Dyana), Brian Caviston, Kevin Caviston (Jacqueline) and four great grandchildren, Jerry, Charlotte, Lily, and Finlay.
A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Our Lady of the Mountain RC Church , 2 East Springtown Road, Long Valley, NJ.
Calling hours will be Monday, January 7, from 2 – 4 pm and 7– 9 pm at Cochran Funeral Home, Inc., 905 High street, Hackettstown, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Rosary Society of Our Lady of the Mountain RC Church in Long Valley.
She was born in Kulpmont, PA, a daughter of the late Magdelana and Joseph Zurinski. In 1942 she met Jeremiah Ormsby of Bayonne, NJ, and married him six months later. They celebrated sixty years together before he departed this life in 2002. She enjoyed a long career at Westinghouse Elevator Co. as an Executive Administrative Assistant to the Controller.
She was a quiet yet strong woman of great faith who loved life and lived its every moment. The youngest of 6 children, Eleanor lost her mother at age 7 and her father when she was 14. Her neighbors and family helped her in her early years, and for all the goodness she received in those years, she endlessly gave of herself. She loved helping others.
She was a devout member of Our Lady of the Mountain RC Church in Long Valley and its Rosary Society.
Eleanor was an avid reader, a talented cookie baker, an active Rosary Society member, and loved spending time in her garden. Anyone fortunate to have known Eleanor will tell you of her graceful demeanor and kind heart.
Survivors include her two daughters, Barbara Conroy and her husband, Michael and Kathy Caviston and her husband, John; six grandchildren - Kristen Simon (Ernie), Casey Conroy, Shannon White (Andrew), Sean Conroy (Dyana), Brian Caviston, Kevin Caviston (Jacqueline) and four great grandchildren, Jerry, Charlotte, Lily, and Finlay.
A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at Our Lady of the Mountain RC Church , 2 East Springtown Road, Long Valley, NJ.
Calling hours will be Monday, January 7, from 2 – 4 pm and 7– 9 pm at Cochran Funeral Home, Inc., 905 High street, Hackettstown, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Rosary Society of Our Lady of the Mountain RC Church in Long Valley.
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