Eleanore Harriet Harmon

Eleanore Harriet Jordan was born November 24, 1920, the oldest of five children of Beatrice and G. Marshall Jordan, East Poland, Maine. Her early years were spent at home in East Poland. She graduated from Edward Little High School in 1938 and married Sterling A. Harmon of Mechanic Falls on June 1, 1940. After he graduated from the Maine State Police Academy, they moved to Cumberland Center, Maine. She spent the rest of her life in and around the Greater Portland area.

Always a hard worker, she held many jobs in her lifetime. These included stitching in a shoe shop, a clerk in several department stores, a waitress in various places, a stitcher in a rug factory, an office worker, and a secretary. For many years, she worked at E. S. Boulos Co. in Portland, ME. Among her hobbies, she was accomplished at knitting, crocheting, and hooking rugs. Also, a talented seamstress and as a young wife she made many clothes for herself and her daughter.

Eleanore was predeceased by an infant daughter Jeanette, brothers Robert M. Jordan, and Gerald E. Jordan, and sister Gloria Jordan Giddinge. She had been widowed since 2004. She is survived by her brother Anthony Jordan of Otisfield, ME and her daughter Georgianna Harmon of Kearney, NE; four grandchildren: John Kellett of Phoenix, AZ; Julie Doornbos of York, NE; Candy Kennedy of Aston PA; and Amos Cox of Tempe, AZ; seven great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation to the staff of Coastal Manor and Beacon Hospice for their kind and loving care to Eleanore. Her last days were made more comfortable thanks to their efforts.

Visiting hours will be held at 2PM with a service to follow at the Lindquist Funeral Home, 1 Mayberry Lane, Yarmouth, ME on Monday, July 24, 2017. Interment will be private at the discretion of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of your choice.