Eleanor Mary Johnson

Mom was born Mary Eleanor Corcoran to Edward and Catherine Corcoran and changed her name to Eleanor Mary. She didn't have an easy life but tried to do the best she could do with what she had. Her dad passed away when she was a teenager leaving her mother with 5 kids to raise. Mom married early and had two babies. After the second baby (Jim) she and her husband divorced. She was a young mother raising two little boys (Ed and Jim). Then she met the love of her life Red Paull. They were married for quite some time and made many good memories. After their divorce, she met Roger Johnson. They married and had "the twins" (William and Betty). Eleanor worked for over 30 years as a nurse's aide at Galen and Warm Springs. She passed away peacefully at her daughters' home in Hamilton on August 5th. Survivors include her children, Ed Myrick and William Johnson, both of Anaconda, and Betty (Chad) Ballman of Hamilton, MT, grandsons, Cody and Wyatt Ballman of Missoula, her dearest niece Betty Slagle of Livingston, as well as many other nieces and cousins. Eleanor was also survived by her close friend Roberta Wandler. Eleanor was preceded in death by her son Jim, her siblings Bill Corcoran, Margaret Woods, George Corcoran and Leo Corcoran, her parents and a nephew and a niece. Services will be held at St Peter's Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 10, 2018 with burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. A gathering will follow at the JFK Bar.

Visitation

AUG 10. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (MDT)

St. Peter's Catholic Church 4th St. and Alder St. Anaconda, MT 59711

Mass of Christian Burial

AUG 10. 11:00 AM (MDT)

St. Peter's Catholic Church 4th St. and Alder St. Anaconda, MT 59711