Eleanor Grace Sparaco, 92. 

Born in Brooklyn, NY, June 9, 1931. She died at Arbor Terrace, Shrewsbury, NJ. She worked as a schoolteacher at Holy Ghost School in Brooklyn, NY. Eleanor moved to East Brunswick, NJ, where she worked at Rutgers University main campus before retiring. Prior to living in Shrewsbury, she lived in Monroe Township with her husband of almost 60 years, Eugene, who passed away in 2014. She then moved to Seabrook, in Tinton Falls, and enjoyed walking the boardwalk in Asbury Park, socializing with her friends, and participating in various activities. Eleanor loved to read, and most importantly, loved her family. 

She is predeceased by her brother, Rev. Peter Sparaco in 2016, and her sister Anna Slater in 2017. 

Surviving are her two sons; Peter Sparaco, Pearland, TX, Eugene Sparaco, Ocean Township, NJ, her four grandchildren, Lisa Sparaco, Pearland, Tx, Jennifer Burch, Pearland, TX, Matthew Sparaco, Abingdon, MD, and Theresa Sparaco, New York, NY, and her great grandchild Estelle Burch, Pearland, TX. 

A Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 22 from 9:45 am – 11am at the Church of St. Anselm, 1028 Wayside Road, Tinton Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11am. Burial will be held on Thursday, May 23 at 10:30 am at St. Charles Cemetery, 2015 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY. 

In Lieu of traditional remembrances, Eleanor’s family asks with gratitude that donations in her memory be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

For messages of condolence, or to share a favorite memory of Eleanor, please visit her page of tribute at www.HolmdelFuneralHome.com