Lillian T. Maliszewski Okuszka

my godmother.....thank you for being in my life....such great memories. all the family parties, birthdays , graduations, communions, days at the Hazlet swim club, picnics at veterans park.. Lukins farm .and riding the big wheel from the top of Gibson drive and spinning out in front the house ...my cousins might like that . loved your laugh. miss you aunt lil..

My Favorie Sister as I always called you. You are going to be Missed So Much. I still can not accept the fact that you are gone. I Love You So Much. I will miss our weekly phone calls and you visits to Florida. I will still keep the phone calls to Hank on a weekly basis. I do not know what else to say except I LOVE YOU.

Dear Hank & family, Sonny & family,
We send you our sincerest condolences on the passing of your beloved Lillian. It was so nice to spend a weekend in Florida with you remembering growing up on South 1st Street,Lil baking cookies to send to Hank in the military,going shopping for her wedding gown with her Mom and my Mom (Stella), and recalling the happy and fun times spent with family and friends.
We pray the Lord will tenderly hold Lillian in His arms and comfort you with...

I feel deep sorrow for my Uncle Hank and his children that lost Lillian a very special wife and wonderful mother. I really would like express my condolences and give each and everyone of them a big hug. I am so so sorry and I love of all of you so much. Aunt Lillian was a wonderful Aunt to me I had a lots of great memories with her. I am going to miss her so much.

I cannot help but feel deep sorrow this morning for my cousins and their dad who have lost someone so special. I really would like to give them each a hug and tell them it is going to be alright but no one knows how one really feels until it affects them directly. Scott, Steve, Diane and Dawn I LOVE YOU and wish you the best always.. Uncle Hank my dad's Big Brother Thank you for who you are, you have lost your Queen, however please remember it is only for a short time.....

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My memory of Aunt Lillian is her smile on her face when we were at the casino last summer playing wheel of fortune at Motor City Casino in downtown Detroit. Even though we didnt win big we still had a great time together.

Also growing up and spending many nights at her house with my cousin Diane I will always have her close to my heart!

With Love always, Donna Okuszka Miltner

Also to my Uncle Hank, Diane, Scott, Steve, Dawn as well as all of their spouses,...

The entire Okuszka family from Michigan sends there deepest condolences.. We send prayers out to all of our cousins our Uncle Hank and to the rest that loved Aunt Lillian..

Our mom Aunt Jean recalled the great times at the beach in highlands as well as the Christmas in July Santa parade, eating crabs at Mom & Dads (Adam & Lottie's) We had so much fun with numerous parties that Hank and Lil hosted at their home on Gibson Drive, the screen house, fireworks at Leo Arcadia Park.. For...

I met Lillian through her sister-in-law, Marilyn Toole. We soon became friends when we did real estate closings in Hazlet, where I could "see" her smile on the phone! When we met up we always greeted each other with "Happy Birthday" as we shared the same day...July 22. RIP my friend.

I remember Aunt Lillian taking us to the beach when we were kids. I remember those sandwiches she would make and how sometimes it seemed like maybe some sand would get in between, my fault however that memory stays with me today. In the 1972 Olympics Aunt Lillian took care of me and my brother Kevin as my mom had surgery. The swim club that my cousins belonged to was awesome, her breaking up fights between my two cousins (siblings). Her understanding of life is what impressed me about Aunt...