Obituary of Beatrice Criscione

Beatrice Criscione (nee Gundersen), age 73, passed away on October 20, 2017. She was the beloved wife of Andrew Criscione for 53 years. She was the loving mother of Janine Heyrich and her husband Michael, Andrew Criscione and his wife Gail and Justine Sanginari and her husband Kenny. She was the cherished grandmother of Quinn, Cameryn, Griffin, Peyton, Lucas and Connor. Beatrice was born and raised in Brooklyn. During her teenage years, she met the love of her life, Andy on a train on the way to high school. It was love at first sight and they were married September 19, 1964. They started a family, then moved to Staten Island and raised their children in Westerleigh. Bea was a selfless and caring person whose goal in life was to make her family happy. She was very proud of her children and grandchildren. Bea made it a priority to attend every game, event and recital that her children and grandchildren were involved in. Bea and Andy had a wonderful and loving marriage. They were partners to the end. She will be dearly missed. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital in Beatrice’s memory at: https://www.stjude.org/