NORWALK, Conn. Eleanor M. Modee of Norwalk died Sept. 23 at Westport Health Care Center. She was 99.
Modee was born April 10, 1913, in New York City to Charles and Johanna Herbert OConnor. She grew up in Richmond Hill, N.Y., and has lived locally in Norwalk for more than 40 years. She was married to Herbert Modee, who predeceased her.
She is survived by a daughter, Noreen M. (Robert) Cox, of Brooksville, Fla.; a son, Michael H. (Leslie) Modee, of Norwalk; 17 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Modee was also predeceased by two daughters, Joan DeSimone and Patricia Modee and a brother, Charles O'Connor.
Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday at Magner Funeral Home in Norwalk. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery in Norwalk. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.
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