Lillian M. Bovine, 94, of Fords and formerly of Elizabeth, passed peacefully on Friday, December 14, 2018, at her home with the love of her family at her side.

A lifelong resident of Elizabeth, she had resided in Fords for the last 6 years.

She was a retired sales manager for over 23 years with Poppy's Clothing Store in Elizabeth and a former member of the Holy Rosary Society of St. Michael's Church in Elizabeth and served as past president of the Elizabeth Lioness Club.

She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Louis Victor Bovine, who died in 1992.

Lillian leaves behind her beloved son, Joseph P. Bovine and his fiancé, Lorraine, her beloved daughter, Maryann "Babe" Bovine and her fiancé Tommy, all of Fords, her five grandchildren; Dana and her husband Miguel, Jason and his wife Betty, Brian, Andrea, Jeffrey and his wife Tiffany, and her nine great grandchildren; Richard, Stephen Louis, Nicholas, Hunter, Sofia, Karen, Michael, Kayla and Kaitlyn and many nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be on Sunday, December 16, 2018, from 4 pm to 8 pm, at the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, 23 Ford Ave. Fords, NJ 08863.

Funeral services will begin on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 10 am from the Flynn and Son Funeral Home, followed by an entombment in Gate of Heaven Chapel Mausoleum, East Hanover.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her memory to: Stein Hospice, 49 Veronica Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873 or to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at St.Jude.org.