Eleanor S. Blum

Eleanor S. Blum of Newton , formerly of Boca Raton, FL,on Saturday February 4, 2012.Beloved wife of the late Maxwell V. “ Mutzie” Blum.Loving mother of Betty Ann Blum of Boston and Marjorie Wendy Blum of Highland Beach, FL .Loving sister of Norma Sacks and her husband Milton.Dear family friend of  Frank Moore.The family wishes to thank her devoted caregivers Kathleen,Noranne,Sheila, Kathy and Pat, and the wonderful staff at Newbridge on the Charles.Services at Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward St. Newton on Monday, February 6, 2012 at 1:00 pm.Following interment at Baker St. Cemetery , West Roxbury,  family and friends are invited to Heritage on the Garden  ( The Great Library) 300 Boylston St. Boston, until 8:00 pm Monday. In lieu of flowers remembrances in her memory may be made to The Maxwell and Eleanor Blum Resource Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute,450 Brookline Ave. Boston, MA 02115, The Maxwell and Eleanor Blum Patient and Family Learning Center or  The Maxwell Blum Cancer Resource Room, Mass General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, The Maxwell Blum Emergency Pavillion, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, 2014 Washington St., Newton, MA 02462,Hebrew Senior Life,c/o Newbridge on the Charles Memory Support Unit, 1200 Centre St. , Boston, MA 02131