Eleanor was born in Bear River, PEI on January 30,1919, she was a daughter of the late Charles A. and Frances Jane (McIntyre) Kelly and the wife of the Late Frances McGrath who passed away November 14th, 1980. Eleanor was a former school teacher having taught in Bear River, PEI and Black River, NB. She was a member of Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church and the Women's Institute in Sussex, NB. Eleanor was blessed with three daughters: Katherine Fair and Sid Paquet of Saint John, Mary Barron and her husband Allen of New Glasgow, NS, Elizabeth Brons and her husband Brian of Cranbrook, BC; five sons: Kenneth McGrath and Barb Richardson of Saint John, John McGrath and his wife Susan of Sussex, Wayne McGrath and Gail Anthony of St. Stephen, Stuart Rogers and his wife Jenny of Priestville, NS, Paul Cameron and his wife Joanne of Sussex; twenty three grandchildren: Sterling, Stephen and Donald Fair, Wendy Maber, Kenneth McGrath, Jr. Christine MacDonald, Susan and Kelly Cotter, Jonathan and Laura McGrath, Melissa Broda, Candace and Nicholas McGrath, Matthew Currie, Megan Trotter, Alisha, Adrian and David Currie, Joshua and Jed Cameron, Kalyn Sharma and Amanda Simms; twelve great-grandchildren: Timothy Fair, Lauren and William Maber, Ryan MacDonald, Kyle Simms, Sean Fair, Chase and Katelyn Currie, Cieran and Aisling McGrath, Wyatt Trotter and Abagail Broda; as well as several nieces and nephews.