Eleanor Marini, (nee Marotta) 97, of Clifton, passed away on May 31, 2023. Born and raised in Newark to Anthony and Maria Marotta. Eleanor married Anthony Marini on April 26, 1947, they moved to Clifton where she raised her family and later retired to Toms River.

Eleanor loved to travel, play games, knit, do puzzles, spend time with family and reminisce about growing up on Garside St.

Before retiring, Eleanor worked for John Schadler & Sons, LLC, for many years.

Beloved wife for 50 years of the late  Anthony A. Marini, who passed away in 1997.

Devoted mother of Ann Marini-Irvin and her husband Joe of Clifton, Anthony Marini and his wife Harriet of Waterbury, CT, John Marini and his wife Kimberly of Mt. Joy, PA, Maria Grassle of Stewartsville, and Michael Marini and his wife Karen of Kinnelon.

Loving grandmother of Christina Hacker and her husband Craig, Richard Pescatore and his wife Heather, Kristen Warin and her husband Jim, Kellie DeSantis and her husband Greg, Pamela Marchetti and her husband Richard, Michael Marini and his wife Lisanda, Benjamin Marini and his wife Amanda, Thomas Grassle, Christian Marini, and Daniel Marini.

Cherished great-grandmother of Breana, Justin, Cameron, Richard John "RJ", Tyler, Kylie, Mackenzie, Riley, Keira, Jessie, and Reanna.

Dear loving sister of the late Mildred Petretta & Carolyn Colgero.

Visiting Sunday 2-6 PM at the Shook Funeral Home, 639 Van Houten Ave., Clifton. Funeral Monday 8:45 AM at the funeral home and 10 AM at St. Clare's RC Church, Clifton. Interment, East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton.