Eleanor B. Fallon

Mrs. Eleanor (Batchelder) Fallon, age 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 10, 2022 after a year of declining health. Eleanor was born on June 2, 1930 on Abbot Hill in Wilton, NH in the farmhouse for orchards of her maternal grandparents, George and Etta (Chandler) Badger, where she grew up with them and her large extended family of up to four generations. She was the daughter of the late Daniel and Lena (Badger) Batchelder. Her paternal grandparents George and Abbie Isabelle (Kimball) Batchelder also operated large orchards in Kimball Heights, Wilton in a homestead that had been in the family since 1805. She was active with her family in the Grange during her formative years. She attended schools in Wilton where she graduated as class valedictorian in 1948. She attended Becker Junior College in Worcester, MA where she learned bookkeeping, a profession that she practiced all her working life. She married the late Donald J Fallon of Milford in June 1952, when she moved to Milford where she raised her three children and lived the rest of her life. They were married for 55 years until Mr. Fallon’s sudden passing in 2007. In addition to their home in Milford, they also spent summers beginning in 1960 at their cottage that they built alongside their neighbors the Ansaldos and Rebidues on Silver Lake in Nelson, NH, in a community of lifelong friends that remains in the families to this day for succeeding generations to enjoy. Following a long tradition of community service that was central to her family, she was active in a number of civic organizations including the VFW Ladies Axillary, the St Patrick’s Rosary Altar Society and the Milford Historical Society (Treasurer). She also was active in the Milford Bloodmobile and Share Program. For many years she was a poll worker for elections in Milford. She was an avid card player with friends and senior groups, especially cribbage. She and Don also enjoyed travel and snowmobiling. She was also a member for many years of the Birthday Club, a group of twelve women who took turns celebrating a night out away from the children one special evening every month. Eleanor worked at the Enright Law Firm in Milford for many years prior to retirement. In earlier years she had worked for ChemServe in Milford, William Whiting in Wilton, Samuel Whiting’s textile business in Milford, and David K Whiting Co. in Wilton. In addition to many special longtime friends, she is survived by two sons, Kevin Fallon and his husband Jesse Huang of Boston, MA and Provincetown, MA, and Dennis Fallon and his wife Elaine (Owler) Fallon of Hollis, NH; her daughter, Pamela Banks and her husband Perry Banks of Hollis, as well as four grandchildren James Banks, Rachel Banks, Daniel Fallon and Ryan Fallon. Eleanor was pre-deceased in 1972 by her brother Raymond Batchelder of Wilton and in 2017 by her sister Mildred Hirst of Sterling, MA. She is also survived by nephews, nieces, and cousins. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, May 15th from 2:00-4:00 PM in the Smith & Heald Funeral Home. 63 Elm Street, Milford. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, May 16th at 10 AM in St Patrick’s Church, 34 Amherst Street, Milford, followed by burial in Riverside Cemetery, Milford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Eleanor’s memory to the Share Center, 1 Columbus Ave, Milford, NH 03055.