Elsie Auriemma Scotillo

She was born on October 30, 1925 in Chicago. She graduated from Manley High School in Chicago. She married Joseph G. Scotillo on April 20, 1947 in Chicago. They were married for 62 years. He preceded her in death in 2009.

She is survived by her children, The Honorable John J. (Nancy) Scotillo and Christine M. Scotillo (Douglas Peine) and her grandchildren, Mary Scotillo and Nicholas Peine. She is also survived by her sister-in-laws, Genevieve Rohen, Mary F. Hartnett and Lyn Scotillo, along with many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Guy and Christine Auriemma, her sisters, Genevieve Fiduccia, Helen Serpico, and Stella Manago, and her brothers, John Auriemma and James Auriemma.

She lived in Crystal Lake from 1950 until her death. She worked at Black Dot Printing Company in Crystal Lake as a proofreading supervisor for many years, retiring in the early 1990's. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8pm on Tuesday, November 30, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake. Visitation will continue from 10:30am to the 11:30am prayers at the funeral home. The funeral Mass will be at Noon on Wednesday, December 1, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 451 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

Interment will be in Crystal Lake Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois, 405 N. LakeZurich Road, Barrington, IL 60010.

For information call the funeral home at 815-459-1760. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.com.