Eileen Prendergast

Eileen M. Prendergast longtime resident of White Sands Beach, Old Lyme, and former resident of Newington, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, died following a long, courageous battle with ALS on December 14, 2010, at Harrington Court in Colchester.

She was born on December 5, 1939, in Hartford, the daughter of Edward and Agnes Glynn McCullough.

She was the widow of James Prendergast.

Eileen was employed for many years in the tax department at Aetna. She loved time with her family and friends most, and was known for her light happy presence. Even in her darkest hours, laughter with family and friends was her favorite pastime. Eileen touched the lives of so many people, and is a role-model for medicare advocacy's mission to improve the standards of medicare coverage for all of us. Her true courage and bravery are an inspiration to all who knew her.

She is survived by her son Richard Prendergast and his wife Karen of Chesire; her daughters Eileen Mastrio and her husband Jamie of Wilbraham, MA and Ann Marie Maffuid and her husband James of Colchester; her brother Edward McCullough of Naples, FL; her sisters Mary Abrams and Ann Hennessey, both of W. Hartford; her grandchildren Alissa, Danielle, Michael and Christopher Maffuid, Owen and Conor Prendergast, Elizabeth, James, and Julia Mastrio. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her siblings Katherine Murphy, Robert and John McCullough.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday at 10:30am in Christ The King Church, McCurdy Rd., Old Lyme. Burial will follow in Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme. A visiting hour will be held on Saturday from 9:30-10:30am in church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her memory may be made to ALS Association of Conn,. 4 Oxford Rd. D4, Milford, CT 06460. To sign the on line guest book visit www.fultontherouxoldlyme.com.