Obituary of Elsie Pirillo

Our beloved mother, Elsie Pirillo passed away peacefully, to be with the Lord on October 7, 2024. She was 90 years old.

Elsie will be remembered for her dedication to her family. She was a loving and devoted daughter, spouse, mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. Anyone she came across, she would say “God Bless You”  with a big smile. Elsie loved with open arms no matter what. Her kind and loving spirit shined brightly.

Elsie was the matriarch of the family and her memories will be cherished in our hearts forever. As Mom would say, “Do not be sad have faith, Jesus is with you always” and “God Bless You”. She will be greatly missed.

Family who preceded her in joining the Lord include her mother Clorinda Young; her spouse August Pirillo; her son August Pirillo Jr; her brother Whitey Young; and her nephew Erik Young

Survived include her daughter Linda Beusse and husband, Donald; her son Michael Pirillo; her daughter-in-law, Barbara Pirillo; her siblings Edward Young and wife, Kathy , Lucy Faracca, and Margie Wang and husband, Charles; her grandchildren Tiffany Beusse, John Beusse, Anthony Pirillo, Michael Pirillo, and Linda, Michael, and Cason Pirillo; her great-grandchild Nico August Pirillo; and many nieces, nephews and cousins

Her hobbies were reading (especially the Bible), cooking, her specialty was Spanish food, we all loved her rice and beans, watching the NY Mets, going to flea markets,  and praying. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10 a.m. at St. Columba Church, 835 Route 82 in Hopewell Junction. Interment will follow in Calvary Cemetery, New Windsor.

Memorial donations may be made in Elsie's name to American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org.