- Date Of Birth: October 2, 1922
- Date Of Death: August 5, 2008
- State: Connecticut
Eleanor Justine Bates, 85, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at Countryside Manor.
She was born in New York City, New York on October 2, 1922, daughter of the late John and Nora (O’Rourke) Sweeney. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Bates, her son Larry Bates, her brother, Patrick J. Sweeney and her sister, Catherine Sweeney.
She is survived by her daughter, Sheila Johnson and her husband, Kevin of Bristol; her sisters Mary Wallace of Glastonbury and Nora Zeishner of Vermont, her grandchildren, Kyle, Kasey and Karissa and her 3 loving nieces, Pauline, Nora and Monica.
Eleanor will be missed for her great sense of humor, her love of music and singing, kind heart and her wonderful way with children.
