Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Tuesday, April 04, 2017
Location: 1:45 a.m., at the Franciscan Health, St. Elizabeth East Hospital of Lafayette, Indiana
 
 
Age: 83
Date of Birth: Saturday, May 13, 1933
Birth place: East Chicago, Indiana

 

 
Father: Andrew J. Breclaw
 
Mother: Victoria C. ( Kudynowski ) Breclaw
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Eleanor had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, since 1980.
Funeral Date: Friday, April 07, 2017
Funeral Location: Funeral Mass will be at the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, 543 S. Main Street, Monticello, Indiana, 47960
Clergy: Father David Rasner of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Private Family burial will be at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Calumet City, Indiana.
Visitation will be:

Biographical Information:
Eleanor and her late husband, Leon, had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area since 1980. She spent her childhood, attending the St. Joseph Catholic Grammar School Church in Hammond, Indiana, graduating in 1948. Eleanor won a scholarship to attend Bishop Noll High School of Hammond, Indiana, and graduated from their in 1952. She hoped to go to college to be a pharmacist but did not materialize. Eleanor became a secretary and worked for Standard Railway Equipment in Hammond, Indiana, for two years, then worked for Standard Oil Company (now known as Amaco, Bp Oil), for twenty eight years before quitting to join her late husband, Leon in the family business, the Sacco Bar in Royal Center, Indiana, for numerous years. Both Eleanor, and Leon, would help anyone and everyone at anytime. She was a member of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, Ladies of the Moose, and Lake Ladies, all of Monticello, Indiana. Eleanor would go to the Monticello United Methodist Church and help cook for the "Soup for the Soul", and she and the ladies of the Lake Ladies would go into volunteer at the Monticello Healthcare Center, both of Monticello, Indiana. She loved everyone with ALL her heart and soul and had touched many lives throughout the years. She will be deeply missed by a life time filled with close friends, neighbors, and family. Once Eleanor, knew you, you were friends FOREVER!!!!! As Eleanor had quoted, "Celebrate My Life as I Did"!!!!!!
Special Services:
Memorial Information: In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the wishes of the Donor or to the Women to Women of Monticello, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the church.
Marriage Information: On September 1, 1956, she was married to Leon J. Sacco, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church of Hammond, Indiana; he passed away on March 18, 1999.
Survivors include:
Sister, Carol Hoffman of Cedar Lake, Indiana;Brother, Jerry (wife Ella) Breclaw of Las Vegas, Nevada; Brother-in-law, Stanley Dubczak of Hammond, Indiana; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Cousins, and an ARMY of Friends;Special Friends and Neighbors, The Helms Family of Monticello, Indiana; Dear Friend, Madalena Hoover of Cedar Lake, Indiana.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Andrew J. and Victoria C. (Kudynowski) Breclaw; Husband, Leon J. Sacco; Sister,Irene Dubczak;Brothers, Ray (wife Helen) Breclaw, Leonard (wife Elizabeth) Breclaw, and Tommy (wife Karen) Breclaw; Brother-in-law, Richard "Rich" Hoffman.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.