North Reading - Eleanor M. "Ellie" McIntire, 78, of North Reading, died Sun., April 26, 2020, at Royal Meadow View in North Reading, after complications from COVID-19.

Born in Lowell, Mass., on April 26, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Ralph A. and Ruth N. (Belcher) McIntire. She was a life-long resident of North Reading. She has been a member of the First Baptist Church for many years and the Trinity Evangelical Church.

Ellie was a resident of Peabody Court in North Reading for many years, where she called bingo for her friends. Ellie enjoyed walking and gardening. She always cared about and helped many of her neighbors. She was always there if someone needed a helping hand.

Family members include her loving sister, Marjorie Bowen of Salem, N.H., and her late husband Harry; late brothers, William M. McIntire and Robert D. McIntire; sister-in-law, Carol C. McIntire of Freedom, N.H.; also survived by four nieces; four nephews; several grandnieces and grandnephews.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in her memory to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Croswell Funeral Home, 19 Bow Street, North Reading. www.croswellfuneralhome.com.

Graveside services were private.