Eleanor Fornin Rosenow

October 30, 1932 - March 30, 2018

Eleanor Fornin Rosenow, 85, of West Long Branch passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family on Friday, March 30, 2018 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Long Branch on October 30, 1932 Eleanor has been a lifelong resident of the shore area. She was a devoted parishioner of St. Jerome’s R.C. Church, West Long Branch. She retired after working many years as an administrative assistant at Fort Monmouth. Eleanor has been a fixture on the New Jersey music scene for as long as most can remember. She worked the gift shop at Albert Hall and the door at Blue Grass Old Time Music Association, ( BOTMA). Eleanor accompanied her late husband Gene to all of the festivals and just about every show he played. Her retirement years were also spent traveling with her late husband Gene in their RV. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 65 years Philip “Gene” Rosenow in November of 2017, her parents Frank and Ellen Fornin as well as her brothers Frank Fornin and George Fornin. Surviving are her sons, Philip Rosenow (Kathleen), Michael Rosenow (Barbara) and a daughter Carol Pell (David), sisters Margaret Hemberger and Joan Fornin, 8 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers donations to BOTMA, C/O John Felsmann, 124 Church St., Fair Haven, NJ 07704 in Eleanor’s memory would be greatly appreciated. Visitation will be at the Hoffman Funeral Home, 415 Broadway, Long Branch on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 from 4-7pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 am Wednesday at St. Jerome’s R.C. Church, 254 Wall St., West Long Branch, NJ. Interment will follow in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, West Long Branch. ,