From the July 15, 2002 issue of The Country Chronicle
Lebanon, NH–Eleanor G. Picard, 83, of Lebanon, died on Sunday, June 23, 2002 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. She was born in Canaan Center, NH on February 12, 1919 a daughter of August B. and Blanche S. (Butman) Neily. She attended Canaan schools and was married to Ernest “John” Picard on August 16, 1941. She worked as a Drawer in the Mascoma Mills and retired from Dartmouth Woolen as a Spooler. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church in Lebanon.
She is survived by her husband Ernest, three daughters: Beverly Ann Woodward of Lebanon, Mary Ann Sharpe of Hopkinton, NH, Jane Lee Winfield of Sparta, NJ; two brothers: William O. Neily and August B. Neily both of Canaan Center; a sister: Irene Dulac of Lebanon; 6 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by brothers Wesley and Harry, and sisters Violet Field, Florence Levasque, Charlotte Neily and Caroline Woodbury.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday at 1 pm at the Sacred Heart Church in Lebanon. Burial followed in the Valley Cemetery in Lebanon. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sacred Heart Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 482, Lebanon, NH 03766.
Ricker Funeral Homes and Crematory of Lebanon was in charge of arrangements.