Eleanor M. Colorusso

1923 - 2018

Eleanor Marjorie (Harrington) Colorusso of Medford, died peacefully on January 1, 2018 at the age of 94, after a long illness. She was born in Dorchester on February 22, 1923, the daughter of the late Cornelius and Mary Harrington. She was the sister of the late David Harrington of Quincy. She was a graduate of Dorchester Girls High School, Class of 1940. She was the beloved wife of the late Ralph A. Colorusso Sr. and the devoted mother of Ralph Colorusso Jr. and his wife Anne of Reading, John Colorusso of Woburn, Mary Foster and her husband David of Townsend, James Colorusso of Winchester, Clare Harradon and her husband John of Windham, Richard Colorusso and his wife Mary of North Reading, and Michael Colorusso and his wife Tina of Plymouth. She was the loving grandmother of Erin, Rachel and William Foster, James S. and Michael H. Colorusso, Chris Colorusso, Robert and Ally Harradon, Caroline, Jenna and Richie Colorusso, Gabrielle and Olivia Colorusso. She was the great grandmother of Lucas DeSantis. Funeral arrangements will be held privately and are under the care and direction of the Dello Russo Funeral Home, 306 Main St., MEDFORD. Interment will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford after a Funeral Mass celebrated in St. Josephs Church in Medford. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Eleanors name to DYouville Senior Care, Memory Unit, 981 Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854. To leave a message of condolence, visit: www.dellorusso.net. Dello Russo Family Funeral Homes Medford-Woburn-Wilmington