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October 23, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday morning, October 26, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Following a prayer at the funeral home at 12:00 Noon, a Graveside Service will be held at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair where Eleanor will be laid to rest.
Eleanor Bradford, age 93, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2023.
Eleanor was born in Newark, NJ, the seventh of her parents Luigi and Angelina (Russo) Arainte’s nine children. She was raised in Newark where she was a graduate of Westside High School. Upon graduating, Eleanor worked for many years as a secretary for Prudential Insurance Company in Newark.
Once while down the Jersey Shore in Seaside Heights with her girlfriends, Eleanor met a handsome young lifeguard on the beach named George Bradford. They fell in love and ultimately exchanged their wedding promises before God, family and friends on February 14, 1953. They were blessed with a long and loving and devoted marriage until George’s passing in 1995.
Soon Eleanor and George welcomed the birth of their son Brian. Eleanor cherished being a devoted and caring mom and she considered her role to be of paramount importance. She was also the adoring grandmother of her granddaughter Emily who was Eleanor’s pride and joy. The two of them had plenty of quality times which are now cherished memories for Emily. Emily spent many days being cared for by Grandma who was always ready to color or to play a game – UNO being a favorite – with her. This, of course, was traditionally followed by making and eating some delicious homemade pizza together.
In her spare time, Eleanor could be found in the kitchen happily cooking and baking. This was a very fortunate thing for her family because they were the primary benefactors of her delicious culinary creations. Her homemade Manicotti, and beef stew, and her cookies and amazing sour cream coffee cake were favorites of her family. In the spring and summer Eleanor loved being out in her yard tending to her flowers, especially her impatients which were her favorites. She cut her own grass with an old push mower and her lawn always looked meticulous! In the fall and winter, it was football season and Eleanor always rooted for the New York Giants. She was a passionate fan and, if the Giants lost, Eleanor could often be found standing in front of her television yelling at her team.
Above all else, Eleanor’s greatest love was for her family and friends. She loved gathering together and she loved to laugh. Her outlook on life was always positive and, in her own quiet and loving way, she truly cared more about others than herself.
Eleanor was the beloved wife of George Bradford, blessed in marriage for many years until George’s passing in 1995. She was the most loving mother of Brian Bradford of Oak Ridge and adoring grandmother of Emily Bradford. Eleanor is also survived by her sisters: Susie Fernicola, Louise Palmisano, and Evelyn Forester and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by one brother and four sisters.
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Friends may visit with the family on Thursday morning, October 26, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Following a prayer at the funeral home at 12:00 Noon, a Graveside Service will be held at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair where Eleanor will be laid to rest.
October 23, 2023
Services
Friends may visit with the family on Thursday morning, October 26, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne.
Following a prayer at the funeral home at 12:00 Noon, a Graveside Service will be held at Mount Hebron Cemetery, Upper Montclair where Eleanor will be laid to rest.
Eleanor Bradford, age 93, of Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2023.
Eleanor was born in Newark, NJ, the seventh of her parents Luigi and Angelina (Russo) Arainte’s nine children. She was raised in Newark where she was a graduate of Westside High School. Upon graduating, Eleanor worked for many years as a secretary for Prudential Insurance Company in Newark.
Once while down the Jersey Shore in Seaside Heights with her girlfriends, Eleanor met a handsome young lifeguard on the beach named George Bradford. They fell in love and ultimately exchanged their wedding promises before God, family and friends on February 14, 1953. They were blessed with a long and loving and devoted marriage until George’s passing in 1995.
Soon Eleanor and George welcomed the birth of their son Brian. Eleanor cherished being a devoted and caring mom and she considered her role to be of paramount importance. She was also the adoring grandmother of her granddaughter Emily who was Eleanor’s pride and joy. The two of them had plenty of quality times which are now cherished memories for Emily. Emily spent many days being cared for by Grandma who was always ready to color or to play a game – UNO being a favorite – with her. This, of course, was traditionally followed by making and eating some delicious homemade pizza together.
In her spare time, Eleanor could be found in the kitchen happily cooking and baking. This was a very fortunate thing for her family because they were the primary benefactors of her delicious culinary creations. Her homemade Manicotti, and beef stew, and her cookies and amazing sour cream coffee cake were favorites of her family. In the spring and summer Eleanor loved being out in her yard tending to her flowers, especially her impatients which were her favorites. She cut her own grass with an old push mower and her lawn always looked meticulous! In the fall and winter, it was football season and Eleanor always rooted for the New York Giants. She was a passionate fan and, if the Giants lost, Eleanor could often be found standing in front of her television yelling at her team.
Above all else, Eleanor’s greatest love was for her family and friends. She loved gathering together and she loved to laugh. Her outlook on life was always positive and, in her own quiet and loving way, she truly cared more about others than herself.
Eleanor was the beloved wife of George Bradford, blessed in marriage for many years until George’s passing in 1995. She was the most loving mother of Brian Bradford of Oak Ridge and adoring grandmother of Emily Bradford. Eleanor is also survived by her sisters: Susie Fernicola, Louise Palmisano, and Evelyn Forester and numerous nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by one brother and four sisters.
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