Eleanor Frances Rainwaters, 85, of Henderson, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 7, 2021.

She was born November 25, 1935, in Quincy, Massachusetts.  For 25 years, Eleanor worked for American Chrome.  She was a caring and giving person who always wanted to take care of others.  Eleanor enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles and puzzle books, shopping, and being around people.  While at Redbanks Nursing Home, everyone loved Eleanor and being around her.  Even though she was under the care of St. Anthony's Hospice, she was always trying to make someone else feel good.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Rainwaters; one son, Donald A. Gaskin; her parents, Marino and Irene Varrasso; one brother, Louis Varrasso.

Survivors include one daughter, Irene Ferrell and her husband, Wilbert, of Newburgh, Indiana; one son, Randall Gaskin of Henderson, Kentucky; two sisters, Mary Ann Gargano of Quincy, Massachusetts, and Carol Ann Schultz of South Weymouth, Massachusetts; two brothers, Tony Varrasso of Rockland, Massachusetts and Francis Varrasso of Holbrook, Massachusetts; 29 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rudy-Rowland Funeral Home.  The Reverend Tim Shockley will officiate.  Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to St. Anthony's Hospice.

Pallbearers will be Alec Watson, Micah Hall, Isaiah Lynch, Jeremy Duke, Duane Duke, Dedrick Cosby, Darrell Ferrell, and Tyrone Garnett.

Online condolences may be made at www.rudyrowland.com .