Eleanor Mary Quintal

A devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, she took immense pride in the home and life she built, and in the children she raised with steadfast love and gentle guidance. A faithful parishioner of St. Malachy Catholic Church for more than fifty years, Eleanor lived her life with honesty, kindness, and generosity. Her quiet strength and genuine compassion touched everyone who knew her. As a child, Eleanor dreamed of becoming a singer. She took lessons and filled her home with music throughout her life, especially the Elvis songs she adored. Her proudest moments were the day she married her beloved husband and the days their children were born, blessings she treasured every single day. Eleanor found joy in life’s simple pleasures like bowling with friends, planting flowers in the garden she tended so carefully, and feeding the birds and squirrels that gathered in her yard. She loved her home deeply, spending more than five decades making it a place of warmth, comfort, and welcome. Family traditions were at the heart of her happiness. She especially looked forward to Christmas, a season she made magical, and to annual apple-picking trips with her family. She also cherished vacations together, trips to Las Vegas and family cruises that created memories she carried close.

Eleanor is the beloved wife of 65 years to Thomas Quintal. The loving mother of Cynthia (Brian) Babin, Michael (Christina) Quintal, Michelle Berger, and David (Shannon) Quintal. The cherished grandmother of Ashley Hack, Brandon (Heather) Babin, Eric Babin, Kevin (Brie) Babin, Joshua Quintal, Erica Berger, Kalyann Quintal, and Jillian Quintal. Treasured great grandmother of Anastasia Hack, Alexandria Hack, Vincent Hack, Xavier Hack, Benjamin Babin, Tyler Babin, Julia Babin, Nicole Babin, Christopher Babin, Izabella Babin, Eleanor Babin, and another arriving this spring. Dear sister of the late Frank Failla.

Visitation will be held on Friday December 5, from 6pm until 8pm with a rosary at 7pm, at A.H. Peters Funeral Home, 32000 Schoenherr Road, in Warren. An instate will be held the following day, Saturday, December 6, from 10am until the time of the funeral mass at 11am, at St. Malachy Catholic Church, 14115 East 14 Mile Road, in Sterling Heights.

In lieu of flowers any donations made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital would be greatly appreciated.