Ely Bloom

July 12, 1943 – February 26, 2015

“What would we do without her?”

(From beneath Ely’s yearbook photo)

Ely Bloom Clough

Elynor C. Clough, resident of Goodyear, Az died on Februray 26th 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Elynor was born in Lynn, MA, on July 12, 1943. She graduated from Natick High School and worked for the government most her life at Natick Labs and Social Security Administration. She is now in her forever place watching over her Brother Stephen Bloom, her Children Cyndi, Marc and Chad. “She was called MIMI by her grandchildren Amanda, Stacia, Dani, Hannah, Molly, Andrew, Neighthan, Cooper, Silas and Story. Her grandchildren were the loves of her life and she cherished each and every one. She loved to have fun, attend social events and throw parties. She enjoyed Bingo, Mahjong, Book Club, swimming and was happiest in the kitchen. As a leader in the USY (United Synagogue of Youth) she touched the hearts of so many children and teenagers. If you ever had the chance to meet this wonderful woman, she will forever be a part of your life.

Elynor, Mom, Mimi… you will be loved forever by so many.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 21st at 2:00 pm at The Church at Litchfield Park, 300 North Old Litchfield Road, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340

Memorials may be given to http://www.gofundme.com/ngb4c4

The words below were posted by Ely’s family at http://www.gofundme.com/ngb4c4 in support of a memorial fund for Ely.

On 2/26/15 @ 7:25 PM our family lost its centerpiece...

Heaven gained an angel!!  Ely, who had been battling so many things that had finally taken its toll on her and is now at rest but still watching over us.  She was a young 71 years old and had been fighting Kidney Disease for many years.  A life of dialysis was no fun, but she never complained about it and never stopped living.  Along with her high blood pressure and diabetes, she was stronger than anyone else could have been with these daily battles.

Ely had moved to Arizona over 3 years ago. She started losing weight but unfortunately never made it close enough for a transplant.  We also noticed a decline in her health.  In December mom had suffered a head injury from a fall.  This knocked the wind out of her! She had troubles daily with walking, motor skills and just thinking clearly.  This fall was 1 of 4 in a short time period. 

On February 8th she came to the house for coffee and donuts with the kids (a weekly tradition that we will forever miss) and was complaining of an infection in her arm.  After some time at the park with mom basking in the sunshine and listening to the kids play and laugh, we headed to the ER.  She was admitted for treatment of the infection and to receive dialysis thru a different port.  We left mom to sleep overnight and in the morning received a phone call that her FISTULA had ruptured and she bled out, coded and received 40 minutes of CPR.  At this point we were not optimistic about her making it out of the ICU. Tuesday morning mom woke up and spent the next 3 days laughing, making jokes and endlessly telling us she loved us. After a procedure on her arm that Thursday, mom fell into a sleep, then Sunday she suffered seizures for 2 days.  After that she never woke up again.  She spent the next week sleeping while she had many visitors and phone calls from loved ones. Her brother Steve, son Marc and daughter Cyndi flew in during her last few days. 

Our mother spent her life living and loving her friends and family.  She loved organizing parties and social events and never lived a day without laughing and smiling.  Our mom in the very end brought people together...

She is still doing it now!  Ely was strong, amazing, fun loving, smart and was always there for anyone in need.

As a single woman she lived well, took care of her family with whatever she had and when she passed had nothing left. We are trying to raise funds for her after life expenses, funeral and memorial services in Arizona and Mass.  The plan will also be to take mom back to be with her parents and her sister.  Whatever funds are remaining will be donated in her name to the Kidney Disease Foundation. 

We can't tell everyone how much they meant to our mother.  From all the emotional support we have had we can see that Ely meant a lot to you as well. Thank you for helping and celebrating the life of a good friend, a wonderful mother, a loving and giving grandmother (Mimi) and just a very special person.