Lillian Dyer Ferro

Lillian Dyer Ferro Resident of Santa Rosa Lillian Dyer Ferro died on November 11, 2010 in Santa Rosa, CA at the age of 96. Lillian lived a long and healthy life and died peacefully while being cared for by Sutter VNA and Hospice of Santa Rosa. She was born in Illinois and moved to Oakland, California as a teenager with her mother, Zula, her father, Raymond and her two brothers, Leon and Billy. While vacationing in Monte Rio, California, Lillian met and fell in love with John Ferro and they were married in Oakland in 1939. Lillian and John lived in the Temescal and Montclair areas until the Oakland Fire in 1991 when their house was burned. John died shortly after the fire of Cancer. Lillian moved to Walnut Creek and lived there until 2008 at which point she moved to Santa Rosa, California to be closer to her daughter. Lillian is survived by her son Thomas Ferro, daughter-in-law, Sally, her daughter Judy Filippa and son-in-law, John. Lillian is also survived by three grandchildren, Steven and Dennis Ferro, Alyson Filippa, and numerous nieces and nephews and two great-grandchildren, John and Adam. Lillian also had a grandchild, Ronald Ferro, who passed away in 1997. Lillian also has one more great-grandchild on the way. Lillian enjoyed an active social life with close friends and was an avid Scrabble player. She was active in her children's school activities and a member of the ladies auxiliary at the Colombo Club in Oakland. She had long and fulfilled life and she will be missed by her family.