Lillian Avadanian

SALISBURY BEACH -- Lillian Frances Veronica "Wing Ding"? (Buckley) Avadanian, formerly of Lynn and presently of Salisbury Beach, died peacefully surrounded by her family on July 29, 2017, after a brief illness. The wife of George "Abba"? Avadanian, she has shared 70 years of a beautiful marriage. Fran was the daughter of the late William and Winifred (Condon) Buckley. Born on June 2, 1925, Fran spent 92 years fulfilled in the roles of a devoted wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, Godmother, sister, cousin, and "Boss"?.  A graduate of Lynn Classical High School, her career started at 17 in Lynn's Original Anthony's Hawthorne heading on her way to 30 years as the hostess at the Continental Restaurant -- and then moving on up to Salisbury's famous Butch's Club Royale where lives were never the same "? in a good way! Known for her famous red lipstick and banana breads, her loves were the beach, traveling, Las Vegas, Foxwoods, and visiting Ireland and Canada. However, anyone who really knew Fran, knew that besides her family, her #1 loves were the New York Yankees, Tony Bennett, and Mickey Mantle (#7), all of whom she had personal friendships with.  Fran leaves behind her beloved daughters, Francie Sudak and Claire Cavanagh and has now joined her late "Golden Boy"? Michael "Abba"? Avadanian. She also leaves her cherished grandchildren: Michael, Matthew, and Johnny McSharry, Megan and Casey Sudak and great-grandchildren: Lily and O'Neil Sudak. She also leaves behind her sister-in-law, Ellen and the late Bob Avadanian and family; countless devoted friends including Bob and Judy Kerton and Wendy Atwood.  The sister of the late Ruth and Roger Heaslip, Eleanor and Ed Gertaowski, Claire and Jim O'Shea, William and Marilyn Buckley, and Charles and Joan Fox and her special late friends, Barbara and Skip McDonnell and Fr. Thomas Morgan.  Service information: A funeral service will be held in the CUFFE-MCGINN Funeral Home, 157 Maple St., Lynn on Monday, August 7, 2017, at 1 p.m. Burial will be held privately. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Visiting Hours prior to the service from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. At Fran's request, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to either: A.L.S., St. Jude's Hospital, or the Salisbury Beach Betterment Assoc. For directions or to sign the online guestbook, please visit: www.cuffemcginn.com.