Eleanor M Dakan

January 25, 2014

Age 95, of Adams Township, formerly of Monroeville, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2104. She was born in Pittsburgh on February 19, 1918, to the late William and Marie Mathews. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 47 years, Howard Dakan; a brother, William Mathews; and a sister, Betty Jane Hesser. She was the devoted mother of Suzanne Swift (Wayne) of Mars, Barbara Furfari (Michael) of Wexford, David Dakan (Carol) of Murrysville, and Ronald Dakan (Barbara) of Mars; loving grandmother of Julie Klein, Matthew Klein, Jeffrey Klein (Deborah), Emily Klein, Robyn Furfari, Christina Kelly (Kevin), Ronald Dakan, Elizabeth Dakan, Todd Dakan (Meghan), and Scott Dakan; also six great- grandchildren. Eleanor was a graduate of Westinghouse High School. She was an avid reader, enjoyed the Arts, and expressed herself with a sense of fashion and grace. Eleanor was a partner with her husband, Howard, in the family jewelry business, Dakan's Jewelers, in Wilkinsburg, Pittsburgh, PA. She was a member of Eastern Star and a patriot and advocate of veterans. She was a devoted grandmother and great-grandmother, and always joyous about their role in her life, and embraced their presence. She will be dearly missed and remembered with love and fondness by her family and friends. Services will be private and her interment will take place in Cross Roads Cemetery in Monroeville. Charitable donations in her honor may be made to the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank, 1 North Linden Street, Duquesne, PA. 15110, www.pittsburghfoodbank. org or the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Rd., Jacksonville, FL. 32256, www.woundedwarriorproject.orgor a charity of the donor's choice .