Elaine M. Eugenio

long illness. She was for decades a warm and welcoming figure as the

former owner and heart of The Card Shop stationery and toy store at

the core of Staten Island’s West Brighton community.

Born Elaine Marsha Lifschitz to parents Nathan and Libby on July 18,

1942, she was raised on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, graduating from

Seward Park High School. She married Staten Island native Rocco

Eugenio, serving for some time as a bank teller while raising and

working tirelessly to meet the needs of daughter Rhonda and son

Matthew, all three of whose passages preceded Elaine’s.

Elaine is survived by her loving and constant partner of over the past

20 years, Howard Fisk. She also leaves behind older sister Irene

Goldstoff of Morristown, NJ and her children Adam Eisgrau, Jill

Eisgrau, and Beth Eisgrau Heller, as well as grand nephew Sam Heller

and step grand niece Greta Kleckner. She’s survived by younger sister

Helen Penzel of Port St. Lucie, Florida as well, and her daughters

Adrian Penzel-Mercado and Brooke Visdomini.

Beloved for her fierce love for her children, fathomless generosity,

and selflessness Elaine will be deeply missed by family and former

patrons alike for her affectionate directness, arch sense of humor,

and legendary stuffed shells.

Those wishing to pay their respects to Elaine are invited to join

Howie and the family for a brief remembrance service at 11:30 am on

Sunday, January 11 at Harmon Funeral Home, 571 Forest Avenue on Staten

island. A full celebration of Elaine’s life of love and service is

planned for later this year. For more information about that event,

and to leave a remembrance message of your own, please see her

memorial page: https://www.mykeeper.com/ElaineEugenio.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Elaine’s memory to

United Cerebral Palsy, the American Heart Association, a charity of

your choice, or planting a tree in Elaine's honor.

Her family also wishes to thank the medical staff of Manhattan’s New

York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center for the quality and

warmth of their care for Elaine.