She was born on April 21, 1920, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of the late James Michael Richardson and Gertrude Leise Richardson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Gorczyca; her son, Walter S. Gorczyca; a sister, Gertrude Burke; and a brother, Harry Richardson.
Eleanor was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and the Senior Center. She formerly served as a volunteer grandparent in Ms. Julie Weavers 4th grade classes at Jackson Via Elementary School in Charlottesville.
Surviving her are a daughter, Andrea G. Williams and her husband, Philip, of Charlottesville; a brother, James M. Richardson Jr. and his wife, Margaret "Peggy", of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were private.
The family suggests that desired memorial contributions be made to the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 or St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 401 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
She was born on April 21, 1920, in Newark, New Jersey, the daughter of the late James Michael Richardson and Gertrude Leise Richardson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Gorczyca; her son, Walter S. Gorczyca; a sister, Gertrude Burke; and a brother, Harry Richardson.
Eleanor was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and the Senior Center. She formerly served as a volunteer grandparent in Ms. Julie Weavers 4th grade classes at Jackson Via Elementary School in Charlottesville.
Surviving her are a daughter, Andrea G. Williams and her husband, Philip, of Charlottesville; a brother, James M. Richardson Jr. and his wife, Margaret "Peggy", of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were private.
The family suggests that desired memorial contributions be made to the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, 201 East Market Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 or St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 401 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
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