Elinor M. Holmes

Born April 3, 1937 in Lynn to the late Donald J. and Elinor (Dodge) Cameron. Born and raised in Lynn, she attended St. Joseph’s School and graduated from Lynn English High School. She later worked at General Electric and Ametek Aerospace in Wilmington.

In her younger years, Ellie enjoyed skiing, traveling, and enjoyed many cruises. She cherished her Wednesday nights spent with her brothers and sisters on the veranda at Gannon Golf Course. However, her happiest times were spent with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Ellie is survived by her son Russell Holmes and his wife Theresa of Lynn, her daughter Lori Williams of Lynn, her sister Doris Copponi of Lynn, her brothers Henry Cameron of Florida, Ralph Cameron and his wife Rita of Lynn, Carl Cameron and his wife Janelle of Swampscott, and David Cameron and his partner Christine Brennan of Salem, and Wes Miller of Carver, her sister-in-law Nina Cameron, her grandchildren Tina Whitten (Kelly), Richard Williams, Ryan Holmes, Russell Homes Jr., and Cameron Holmes, her great-grandchildren Jason Day, and Ricky and Cory Williams, and many cherished nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Ellie is predeceased by her sons Chester K. Holmes and Donald J. Holmes, her sister Muriel Sakellson and her husband Bill, her brother Donald J. Cameron, her brother-in-law- Gerald Copponi, and her sister-in-law Judy Cameron.

Friends and family are invited to attend Ellie’s visitation on Monday, November 2, 2026 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM at the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home, 157 Maple Street, Lynn. Her funeral will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 from Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home at 9:00 AM followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Adelaide’s Church, 718 Lowell Street, West Peabody at 10:30 AM. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, www.lung.org, or to St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, www.stjude.org.