Eleanor R. (Marino) Molinari passed away on December 4, 2010. She was 86 years old.
The daughter of Italian immigrants, Eleanor was born and raised in Malden. She was married to the late Frank Molinari, her husband of 62 years. Eleanor was a member of St. Peter’s Church Sodality, the Women’s Auxillary of ITAM Club of Malden and was an avid bingo player.
Eleanor was the beloved mother of Paula Rochefort and her husband Bill of Billerica, Angela Hogan and her husband Paul of Saugus, Frank Molinari and his wife Carolyn of Methuen, John Molinari and his wife Paula of Milton, Ernie Molinari of Lynn, Mary Martens and her husband Kevin of Malden and Jimmy Molinari of Malden. She was the dear sister of the late Vincent, Joseph, Bruno and Emilio “Muggsy” Marino and Olga Ruggiero. Eleanor was the cherished grandmother of 11 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held from the A. J. Spadafora Funeral Home, 865 Main Street, Malden on Thursday, December 9th at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Hearts Church, 297 Main Street, Malden at 10:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be on Wednesday, December 8th from 4-8 p.m. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Mausoleum, Malden.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Eleanor’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.