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October 19, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 4-7 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7 PM on Tuesday, immediately following the visiting hours.
Eligio “Eli” Pelosi, age 65 died on Thursday, October 19, 2017 with his family at his bedside. He had lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Florida in 2001.
Eli was raised in Serino Avellino, Italy and contracted polio when he was 2 years old. He immigrated from Italy to America when he was 12 years with his mother to meet up with his father and brother, Claudio in New Jersey. He settled in Haledon and graduated high school from East Side High in Paterson, NJ and he enjoyed a lengthy career as an accountant.
Eli was a talented singer and musician who played keyboard with various local bands that played a variety of Italian and popular music. He had a great time during those years, and he simply loved to perform. When he moved to Florida in 2001, he started his own DJ & Karaoke business with a friend and began working at local restaurants and events. He was a great entertainer and was always the life of the party.
Eli was extremely resourceful and independent. He enjoyed taking things apart from appliances to computers and cars. He made costumes and toys for his kids and some of their favorites were his homemade rubber band guns and Ghostbusters costumes. His creative approach to fixing things left everyone stunned in awe from a screwdriver in the carburetor, to a heating system made from tin foil and toilet paper rolls, to using a paneling nail to fix and accelerator cable. He always included his kids in his projects and amazed them by what he could accomplish using just a roll of duct tape.
Eli enjoyed camping, rafting, and fishing with his family. Every year he would plan family trips to go rafting down the Delaware River. He loved the outdoors and would frequently go camping with some of his favorite spots being Stokes State Forrest and the Jersey Shore. Eli enjoyed visiting family and every year would load up his station wagon and drive his family out to Chicago to visit his brother, Donato and his nieces and nephews. His curiosity brought him close to alligators, manatees, and he even befriended a few chipmunks along the way. His kids all have wonderful memories to cherish of the great times they all shared together, and they will miss him dearly.
Eli is survived by his five children; Diana Scinto and her husband Rob of Wayne, Jennifer Pelosi and her fiancé Bret Utter of Wanaque, Christopher Pelosi of W. Milford, Michael Pelosi and his fiancé Olga Chomicova of Libertyville, IL, and Alexandra Gregory of Pompton Lakes, two brothers; Claudio Pelosi and his wife Filomena of Haledon, NJ, and Donato Pelosi and his wife Rosa of Melbourne, FL, and four grandchildren; Rocco and Dante Scinto, Arianna Scott, and Bret Utter, Jr.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 4-7 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7 PM on Tuesday, immediately following the visiting hours.
October 19, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from 4-7 PM. A funeral service will be held at 7 PM on Tuesday, immediately following the visiting hours.
Eligio “Eli” Pelosi, age 65 died on Thursday, October 19, 2017 with his family at his bedside. He had lived in New Jersey for many years before moving to Florida in 2001.
Eli was raised in Serino Avellino, Italy and contracted polio when he was 2 years old. He immigrated from Italy to America when he was 12 years with his mother to meet up with his father and brother, Claudio in New Jersey. He settled in Haledon and graduated high school from East Side High in Paterson, NJ and he enjoyed a lengthy career as an accountant.
Eli was a talented singer and musician who played keyboard with various local bands that played a variety of Italian and popular music. He had a great time during those years, and he simply loved to perform. When he moved to Florida in 2001, he started his own DJ & Karaoke business with a friend and began working at local restaurants and events. He was a great entertainer and was always the life of the party.
Eli was extremely resourceful and independent. He enjoyed taking things apart from appliances to computers and cars. He made costumes and toys for his kids and some of their favorites were his homemade rubber band guns and Ghostbusters costumes. His creative approach to fixing things left everyone stunned in awe from a screwdriver in the carburetor, to a heating system made from tin foil and toilet paper rolls, to using a paneling nail to fix and accelerator cable. He always included his kids in his projects and amazed them by what he could accomplish using just a roll of duct tape.
Eli enjoyed camping, rafting, and fishing with his family. Every year he would plan family trips to go rafting down the Delaware River. He loved the outdoors and would frequently go camping with some of his favorite spots being Stokes State Forrest and the Jersey Shore. Eli enjoyed visiting family and every year would load up his station wagon and drive his family out to Chicago to visit his brother, Donato and his nieces and nephews. His curiosity brought him close to alligators, manatees, and he even befriended a few chipmunks along the way. His kids all have wonderful memories to cherish of the great times they all shared together, and they will miss him dearly.
Eli is survived by his five children; Diana Scinto and her husband Rob of Wayne, Jennifer Pelosi and her fiancé Bret Utter of Wanaque, Christopher Pelosi of W. Milford, Michael Pelosi and his fiancé Olga Chomicova of Libertyville, IL, and Alexandra Gregory of Pompton Lakes, two brothers; Claudio Pelosi and his wife Filomena of Haledon, NJ, and Donato Pelosi and his wife Rosa of Melbourne, FL, and four grandchildren; Rocco and Dante Scinto, Arianna Scott, and Bret Utter, Jr.
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