Eleanor M. Swanson, nee Dyrssen, age 85, of Morton Grove. Member, Chicago Symphony Chorus; church organist, cantor, and choir director from St. Martha, St. Lambert, and St. Ignatius Catholic Parishes; local piano teacher for many decades. Beloved wife of the late John A.; dear mother of Anneliese (David) Donofrio, Lucy Swanson-Peoples, Susan (Rob) Fetters, Renee (Mike Lorenz) Swanson, John W. (Tina Soto) Swanson, and the late Joseph Swanson; loving grandmother of 13; and cherished great-grandmother of 3. Visitation, Friday, October 14, 2016, from 9 a.m. until time of Prayers, 10:15 a.m., at HABEN Funeral Home & Crematory, 8057 Niles Center Rd., Skokie. Funeral Mass, 10:30 a.m., at St. Peter Catholic Church, Skokie. Private Interment, All Saints Catholic Cemetery, Des Plaines.