HARDING, ELLEN (GORMAN) G. went to God on her 85th birthday, September 16, 2018. She was surrounded by her loving family. Ellen, formerly of Braintree, Quincy, and Dorchester, was a proud graduate of St. Margaret’s School of Nursing (1955), Dorchester, and worked there for 40 + years in Labor & Delivery. A devout Catholic, her mystery rides with her children to different churches for Mass are legendary. An avid roller skater in her youth, Ellen also loved Weirs Beach, NH, summer concerts at Nantasket Beach, JFK, and word searches. Ellen instilled in her children a belief in God and a love of musicals. (Ask them to sing “My Favorite Things.”) A magnanimous woman, she had a smile for everyone and volunteered at Serve New England for over 20 years. Devoted daughter of the late Edward A. and Mary (Molly) Gorman, beloved mother of Charles E. Harding Jr. and his wife, Polly, of Duxbury, MaryEllen (formerly Yeo) Harding of Taunton, Steven M. Harding of Taunton and Christopher E. Harding of Braintree, cherished grandmother of Kristin Harding and her fiancé, Rob Mahoney, Courtney Harding, Lauren Harding, great grandmother of Logan Mahoney and loving sister of the late Mary Gorman. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday September 22 at 12 noon in St. Ann’s Church, 757 Hancock St., Quincy. Visiting hours will be held at the Deware Funeral Home, 576 Hancock ST., Quincy on Saturday from 9:15-11:15 AM. Relatives and friends are invited. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the Arthritis Foundation.
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