Eleanor A. Burrell died Thursday, April 18, 2019 at Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health in Abington. She was eighty-nine years of age. Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Olga Dietrich. Eleanor had lived at Gloria Dei Farm in Hatboro for the past fifteen years. She had previously been a lifelong resident of the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia.
Eleanor was a retired employee of Temple University. She was a member and former president of the Rhawnhurst American Legion Ladies Auxiliary.
She enjoyed singing and had been a member of the Sweet Adelines. Eleanor liked meeting with a sorority of friends from her youth. At Gloria Dei Farms, she volunteered by working in the Coffee Shop and running hot dog and hoagie sales.
Eleanor was the beloved wife of Gordon E. Burrell for twenty-three years before his death in 1977. She was the devoted mother of Susan A. Sawula (Boris) of Litchfield, CT and Edward G. Burrell (Joan) of Southampton. She was the loving grandmother of Catherine and Christopher Sawula and Lauren Elizabeth Burrell.
Relatives and friends are invited to call on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 10 to 11 AM at the Lamb Funeral Home, 101 Byberry Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006. Her funeral service will be at 11 AM. Eleanor’s interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fisher Center of Alzheimer Research Foundation, 110 E 42nd St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
