(08/04/14) Gladys E. Tirrell, 96, of Old Plainfield Pike, Scituate, RI, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Greenville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation, Smithfield, RI. Born in Boston, MA, she was the wife of the late John C. Tirrell and the daughter of the late Adrian and Joanna (Hedlund) Eckberg.
Gladys was a commercial artist for the State of RI for thirteen years before retiring in 1979. She belonged to the Essex Art Association and the Warwick Arts Foundation. She was a member of St. Joseph\'s Church, North Scituate, RI.
She is survived by three sons; Mark W. Tirrell and his wife Carol, David Tirrell and his wife Beverly and Jon Tirrell and his wife Joan, ten grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a brother; Robert T. Eckberg.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at 11:00 am in St. Joseph\'s Church, 144 Danielson Pike, North Scituate, RI. Burial will be private.
For online condolences please visit www.gortonmenardfuneralhome.com
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