Mary Eileen Flecker, 80, formerly of Brookline, died Saturday at Valencia Woods Nursing Center.

Born Aug. 8, 1925, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of John R. and May Voskuhl Gorman.

Mrs. Flecker loved her children and grandchildren and especially enjoyed playing cards with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed knitting, crocheting and making items for her family and friends. She also loved animals.

Mrs. Flecker was a former member of the Church of the Resurrection in Brookline.

She is survived by six children, Jeffrey M. Flecker and his wife, Toni, of Ramona, Calif., Sally Flecker Janis and her husband, Robert, of Pittsburgh, David G. Flecker and his wife, Janet, of Prospect, Karen M. Cope and her husband, James, of Economy, Brian W. Flecker and his wife, Linda, of Mars and Lisa J. Lopez and her husband, Tom, of Phoenix, Ariz.

Also surviving are a brother, Gerald Gorman and his wife, Pearl, of Bethel Park; a sister-in-law, Nancy Gorman of Oakmont; 26 grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry William Flecker, and a brother, Harold Gorman.

<B>FLECKER </B>— Friends of Mary Eileen Flecker, who died Saturday, May 27, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the <B>Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home</B>, 130 Wisconsin Ave., Cranberry Township. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church, 1304 Cruikshank Road, with the Rev. Dan Maurer, officiating. Private burial will be at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Peters Township.Online condolences and directions are available at www.glennkildoofuneralhome.com.