Eleanor Louise Dwyer of Hingham died on March 11th after a brief illness. She turned 100 years old in December, celebrating with many family members at Linden Ponds in Hingham, where she had lived for many years.

She was born to Alice and Harold Hurley in Weymouth, the youngest of three. Sister to the late Arthur H. Desmond and the late Joan Downing. Married to Joseph W. Dwyer in 1953, they enjoyed many happy years until his passing in 1998.

Eleanor enjoyed traveling, especially to see her extended family in Lydonville, Vermont, where her niece and her husband, Jim and Mary O’Reilly, operated the Wildflower Inn for many years. Eleanor spent many Christmases and holidays there.

The family wanted to extend appreciation to the staff at Linden Ponds for taking good care of her in her later years.

She is survived by many loving family members, including: Richard and Elizabeth Downing of Portland, ME, Mary and Jim O’Reilly of Sutton, VT, Peter and Barbara Downing of Sherborn, MA, Kim Downing of Lyndonville, VT, Christine and Kenny Durfee of Lyndonville, VT, Christopher Nasson of Truro, Nove Scotia, Steven Downing of Lyndonville, VT, Ron and Amy Downing of Natick, MA, Michael and Karen Downing of Sherborn MA, Ralph Caldwell of Sutton, VT, Lisa and Jim Shanahan of Sherborn, MA, Andrea and John Dupras of Williamstown, MA, Kainne and Stacy Hansbury of Medway, MA, Kurt Hansbury of St. Albans, VT, and Rachel Downing of St. Johnsbury, VT.

She was aunt to the late Robert K. Desmond of Honolulu, HI, and is survived by Richard A. Desmond of Honolulu, Dennis and Linda Desmond of Florence, MA, John and Diane Desmond of N. Falmouth, Michael Desmond of Holbrook, Joseph and Xhaklina Desmond of Quincy and Paul and Anne Marie Desmond of Southborough.

She is also survived by approximately 48 nieces and nephews and 36-ish great nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Friday, March 20, 2026 from 8-9;30am in the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home NORTH WEYMOUTH at 40 Sea Street (off Route 3A - Bicknell Square). Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday in St. Joseph’s Church, Quincy at 10 AM. Burial in MA National Cemetery, Bourne. at 12:30pm.