Lilias Tilley (nee Turner), 95 of Kearny passed away peacefully on November 3, 2019.
Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation for Lilias at the Armitage & Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr. Kearny on Friday November 8 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM. A Funeral Service will be celebrated in the funeral home on Saturday November 9 at 10 AM. Interment will follow at Arlington Cemetery.
Born in Kearny, Lilias lived in Tuckahoe, NY for 25 years and returned to Kearny following WWII, residing there ever since. She worked as a legal secretary for many years, and was also an auxiliary member of the Kearny Emergency Squad.
Lilias was the wife of the late Elmer C. Tilley; loving mother of Bruce Tilley (Pat), Rob Tilley (Jeanne) and Doug Tilley (Diane); and dear grandmother of Robert, John, Meghan and her husband Nick Perruccio, Gregory and Augie Tilley.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter, www.sthuberts.org.