Eleanor Alena Crisci

Co-Founder Of Newtown Car Care Center

Eleanor Alena Crisci, 80, of Sandy Hook, died suddenly but peacefully, September 10, at Danbury Hospital. She was born in Manhattan to Rosaria “Sadie” and Peter Tantillo, and was the beloved wife of the late Anthony “Tony” Crisci.

Surviving are her son Gary Crisci of Newtown, her daughter Pauline Crisci-Goncalves and her husband, Alan, of Bridgewater, and her daughter Karen Crisci Ditullio and her husband, Richard, of Roxbury; three grandchildren; a grand-stepdaughter; siblings Stephen Tantillo and Sandy Deanne, residing in South Carolina; and many nieces and nephews.

In her early years, she was a supervisor for Macy’s Department Store in Manhattan, and a licensed New York beautician. In 1992, the Criscis established Newtown Car Care Center, Inc. She was a very successful businesswoman.

Mrs Crisci was a longtime Brookfield resident and later resided in Newtown, before moving to Sandy Hook eight years ago. Over the years, she enjoyed various interests and hobbies: oil painting, ceramics, gardening, luncheons and card games with her friends, crossword and word search puzzles, watching Lifetime movies, cooking, needlepoint, knitting, and sewing.

Most of all, she enjoyed being with her children and grandchildren. Mrs Crisci loved her family beyond words can express, and she is now their guardian angel, watching over them. She was beloved by her family and friends, and will be greatly missed by them.

Family and friends may call at the Honan Funeral Home, 58 Main Street, Newtown, Friday, September 17, from 4 to 7 pm. A funeral service will be celebrated Saturday, September 18, at 10 am, in Newtown Congregational Church. Entombment will follow at Saint Peter Garden Mausoleum, Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury.

Memorial donations can be made to the Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Association, PO Box 344, Newtown CT 06470.

The Newtown Bee    September 17, 2010