Eleanor Thurston

Williamsville - Eleanor Thurston, 73, of Williamsville, formerly of Frankfort, passed away peacefully Monday, October 14, 2024, at home..

She was born in Ilion, New York, on January 11, 1951, the daughter of the late Blase and Veta Gelose Thurston. She attended Frankfort schools and graduated from Frankfort Schuyler High School with the class of 1969. Eleanor received her Bachelors of Arts Degree from SUNY Geneseo in 1973.  Eleanor was employed as an Auditor for the US Customs Taxation Division, Buffalo, NY, until her retirement in 2014. Eleanor was a communicant of Our Lady Queen of Apostles Church, Frankfort, and St. Gregory the Great Parish, Williamsville, NY. 

Eleanor is survived by one brother and sister-in-law, James and Connie Thurston, of Endicott, NY; her nephew, Andrew, and his wife, Katelyn Thurston of Coopersburg, PA; one uncle, Sam Gelose; one aunt, Mary Chirico, and several cousins. 

Her funeral will be held Thursday morning, November 7, 2024, at 10:30 AM, in the All Souls Chapel of Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Elizabeth St, Frankfort, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rev. Paul Catena, Pastor. Calling hours will be Thursday, November 7, from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM at the All Souls Chapel of Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Elizabeth St, Frankfort. Interment will be in the family plot in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Her funeral arrangements are under the direction of the V.J. Iocovozzi Funeral Home, Inc., 203 Second Avenue, Frankfort.

Expressions of sympathy may be placed on Eleanor’s online memorial page by going to www.iocovozzifuneralhomes.com