WESTFIELD: Eleanor “Ellie” (Orint) Pitoniak passed to her eternal rest on Monday, September 8 at home. She was a graduate of Westfield High School and the evening division of the Business Program at Burdett College in Boston. She furthered her studies by matriculating in the evening division at Westfield State College. Ellie was employed by Aetna Insurance in Boston, then transferred to Springfield where she worked on the ediphone for five years. Subsequently, she worked as an Executive Secretary for Stevens Paper Mills, Stanley Home Products and Savage Arms from where she retired. She was a communicant of St. Peter/ St. Casimir Parish in Westfield and former Secretary of its Social/Study Club and Rosary Sodality and a Bingo worker. For many years after her retirement, she enjoyed knitting, crafts, sewing, reading, gardening, crossword puzzles and auctions. Ellie was a devoted wife and mother who was very proud of her Lithuanian heritage and who cared deeply for her family. Along with her sisters and husband, Ellie was a caregiver for her Mother. She was the daughter of the late George and Anna (Aranauskas) Orint.
She leaves her beloved daughter Lois and her finance Bruce Bennett as well as many nieces and nephews. Ellie was predeceased by her beloved husband Louis “Pete” Pitoniak, Brother Joseph, Sisters Anne and Mary and nieces Carol and Jay.
Her funeral will be Friday September 12 at 10:00 AM from Firtion Adams Funeral Home 76 Broad Street, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 11:00 at St. Peter/St. Casimir Parish, State Street and Rites of Committal in St. Mary’s Cemetery, all in Westfield. Visiting hours are Thursday 3 to 6. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charily of one’s choice.
