Eleanor M. McAuliffe Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Eleanor M. (Sousa) McAuliffe, 79, formerly of North Scituate, passed away at the Village at Waterman Lake on August 29, 2021. She was the beloved wife of the late Dennis J. McAuliffe. Eleanor was a lifelong educator and worked as a guidance counselor in the Warwick School Department. She was a longtime and active parishioner of St. Joseph’s Parish in Scituate. Eleanor loved to travel and she and her husband visited over twenty-five countries. Eleanor is survived by her stepson Dennis McAuliffe of Center Harbor, NH and her stepdaughters Mary Selker of Wellesley, MA and her husband Harry and Helen Rotella of Greenville, RI and her husband Lou. Her brothers William Sousa of Seekonk, MA and his wife Kathy and Joseph Sousa of East Providence, RI, her sister Betty Sousa of South Carolina and her sister-in-law Maria Sousa also survive her. Eleanor leaves four step grandchildren, five step great grandchildren, four nieces, three nephews, ten great nieces and two great nephews. Eleanor was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Margaret (Ferreira) Sousa, her brother Charles Sousa, her sister-in-law June Sousa and her step daughter-in-law Evelyn McAuliffe. In lieu of flowers, donations in Eleanor’s memory can be made to National Processing Center, Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 200-6011 or made online at the Alzheimers Association website. Visitation will be held Saturday, September 4th from 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. in the Winfield & Sons Funeral Home, 571 West Greenville Road, Scituate. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Church, Danielson Pike, Scituate. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.

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Eleanor M. McAuliffe

August 29, 2021