Eleanor Marie Atherton

1938 - 2005  (67 years)

• Name	Eleanor Marie Atherton
  Birth	2 Jul 1938	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8]
  Census	1940 (Age 2)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [1]
  In the 1940 US Census she was recorded, age 1, living on 58 North Main Street, Orange, Massachusetts with her parents.
  Residence	1957 (Age 19)	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [9]
  She was listed in the 1957 Athol City Directory.
  Residence	2005 (Age 67)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [8]
  At the time of her death, she lived in Orange, Massachusetts.
  Death	4 Oct 2005	Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3, 4, 7, 8]
  Obituary	6 Oct 2005  [3, 6]
  Eleanor M. Geikie Musician ORANGE- Eleanor M. Atherton Geikie, 67, of 18 Hamilton Avenue, died on Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at St. Vincent's Hospital-Worcester Medical Center, Worcester, following an illness. Born in Orange on July 2, 1938, she was a daughter of George E. and Dorothy M.. Rogers Atherton and lived all her life in Orange. She attended Orange Elementary schools and graduated from Orange High School in 1956. She was married to Frank Geikie Jr., and enjoyed thirty eight years of marriage until his death on December 9, 1995. A longtime employee of the L. S. Starrett Company in Athol for over 25 years, she retired in 2000. She loved music all her life, was a longtime member of the Orange Community Band, played the saxophone and enjoyed the Pioneer Brass as well as the Petersham Brass Band. She was a longtime supporter of the Mahar Rahjahas, the parent support group for the music department. Eleanor served as a Den Mother for Cub Scouts for several years. She also had been one of the founders of Boy Scout Troop 1837. A member of the Orange Central Congregational Church and was a friend of the First Universalist Church in Orange also. Survivors include a son, Glenn T. Geikie of North Attleboro; daughters, Cara M. Deane of Orange, and Lisa D. Jean of East Berlin, PA; grandchildren, Aubree Deane and Kyle Deane of Orange, Samantha Geikie of Fallbrook, CA, Jeffrey Geikie and Kellsey Geikie of North Attleboro, and Abbey Jean of East Berlin, PA; and her fiance, Richard Valley Besides her husband Frank, she was predeceased by a son, Bruce M. Geikie in 1997 and a brother, Ernest Atherton in 1982 and another brother, Alton Atherton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday morning, October 8, 2005 at 10:00AM in Witty's Funeral Home, 158 South Main Street, Orange. The Rev. Vance E. Frank will officiate. Interment will follow in South Cemetery, Orange. Calling hours will be held on Friday evening, October 7th from 6-8PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Orange Community Band, c/o Richard Tandy, 30 Burrill Ave., Orange, mA 01364 or to the Orange Scholarship Foundation, P.O. Box 298, Orange, mA 01364. Witty's Funeral Home, Orange, is directing the arrangements. Guest register and directions available at www.wittyfuneralhome.com.
  Burial	8 Oct 2005	South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [3, 6]
  		Gravestone of Frank and Eleanor Geikie FRANK GEIKIE, JR APRIL 3, 1931 — DECEMBER 9, 1995 HIS WIFE ELEANOR M. (ATHERTON) JULY 2, 1938 — OCTOBER 4, 2005 Plot: blk 14 lot 66 sp 4
  Siblings	2 Siblings
  + 1. Ernest Harvey Atherton,   b. 4 Mar 1936, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 31 Oct 1987, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  (Age 51 years) ▻ Dawna Anita Bergeron,  m. 21 Jun 1952 + 2. Eleanor Marie Atherton,   b. 2 Jul 1938, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 4 Oct 2005, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 67 years) ▻ Frank Geikie, Jr.,  m. 4 May 1957   3. Alton Don Atherton,   b. 27 Dec 1939, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 24 Jan 2004, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts  (Age 64 years)
  Person ID	I144	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Peter, Tribe of Samuel
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	George Ernest Atherton,   b. 7 Mar 1908, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 19 Feb 1988, Marion County, Florida (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Dorothy M. Harvey,   b. 27 Jan 1913, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine d. 27 Jul 1982 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	28 Jul 1934	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 4 months - She : 21 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F72	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frank Geikie, Jr.,   b. 3 Apr 1931, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 9 Dec 1995, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1957	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 10 months - He : 26 years and 1 month.
  Marriage Information	They were married at the Central Congregational Church.  [2]
  Children	+ 1. PRC Bruce Michael Geikie, USN,   b. 5 Mar 1959, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 6 Jun 1997, Riverside, Riverside County, California (Age 38 years)   2. Glenn Timothy Geikie + 3. Cara Marie Geikie + 4. Lisa Geikie
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Jul 1938 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1940 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Residence - 1957 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 4 May 1957 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Child - PRC Bruce Michael Geikie, USN - 5 Mar 1959 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Residence - 2005 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - 4 Oct 2005 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - 8 Oct 2005 - South Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01592; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 6-52. [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 45645478 Eleanor M Atherton Geikie. [S994] Gravestone Inscription. [S825] Massachusetts, U.S., Birth Index, 1860-1970, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S807] Obituary of Eleanor M. Geikie, (Provided by Witty's Funeral Home ). [S911] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc). [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S846] U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Athol, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1957.