Obituary of Carolyn Crescio

Carolyn M. Crescio, 85 years old, passed away peacefully at home Thursday morning surrounded by loved ones. Carolyn was born and raised in Arlington to Ann and Michael Kolodziej. She graduated Arlington High School and earned her Bachelor of Science in teaching from Wheelock College. Carolyn married Joseph J. Crescio, her neighbor from across the street growing up. The couple united by the help of Joe’s sister, Lorraine, at a neighborhood New Year’s party. They married in 1957 and purchased a new home in Burlington to start their life together. Just like her parents, she had two sons and a daughter. She worked as an elementary school teacher in Melrose until she had her first child and then became a fulltime mother and homemaker. After her children were well settled in school, she returned to substitute teaching and also worked as a clerk in the housewares department of Jordan Marsh. Her hobbies included gardening, crafts, and playing bridge with her girlfriends. She enjoyed vacations from childhood through her adult life in Rutland, VT , the shores of Cape Cod, winters in Florida, the Islands of Bermuda, Nassau, Aruba and other Caribbean Islands. Camping and weekend trips to New Hampshire were always a welcomed adventure. Her greatest pleasure was spending time with and watching her five grandsons grow up. Carolyn was the beloved wife of Joseph J. Crescio for 61 years. Loving mother of Joseph M. Crescio and his wife Rebecca of Burlington, Judith and her fiancée Scott Harvey of Burlington, and David Crescio and his wife Sharon of Billerica. Sister of the late Michael and Eugene Cartwright. Proud grandmother of Joseph of Revere, Matthew and his fiancée Nancy Knott of Wilmington, David, Joshua, and Michael all of Billerica. Funeral from the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn Street, Burlington (exit 34 off Rt. 128/95, Woburn side) on Monday, March 26 at 9 am Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St Malachy Church, 99 Bedford Street, Burlington, MA at 10am. Visiting hours Sunday from 3-6PM. Carolyn will be buried at the MA National Veterans Cemetery in Bourne on Tuesday, March 27 at 10:45am. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Carolyn’s name may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or www.stjude.org. For directions obituary and online guestbook see www.saint-malachy.org or www.sullivanfuneralhome.net .