Sister Eleanor, CSJP, 95, died peacefully at St. Michael Villa on January 14, 2024. She was born on September 12, 1928 in Tenafly, New Jersey, to the late Fortunato Maragliano and Rosa Morando.
Sister Eleanor entered the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace at St. Michael Novitiate on July 31, 1948 and pronounced Final Vows on August 22, 1954.
Sister had an MA degree in education from Seton Hall University, and an MA in Human Development from Fairleigh Dickinson University. She served at various schools in the Archdiocese of Newark, Diocese of Camden, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Diocese of Wheeling as a teacher and was Administrator of Villa Marie Claire. She served in Province Leadership for six years. She was a woman’s advocate for women in Brooklyn Corrections and Rikers Island Jail, and ran a Thrift shop in Brooklyn and the Bronx before retiring in 2006.
Sister was predeceased by brothers Andrew, Edward, Angelo, and Carlo, and sisters, Sr. Judith Maragliano, CSJP, Teresa “Dolly” Maragliano, Emma Rossettini, Josephine Amicucci, and Nina Benzoni. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
A combined Wake Service and Liturgy of Christian burial will be held on Friday, January 19th at 9:00 a.m. at St. Michael Villa in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, NJ.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Congregation of the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Peace, Shalom Center, 399 Hudson Terrace, Englewood
Cliffs, NJ 07632-2806.
Arrangements made by Angelo G. Mania Funeral Directors