Lillian was born on November 28, 1931 as the youngest of four daughters of Sam and Josephine (Gangi) Spitale. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York and worked in the garment industry after graduating high school. In 1966, she was married and lived in Queens, New York, where she cared for her family as a homemaker until relocating to Ocala, Florida in 1990.
Lillian was predeceased by her beloved husband, Nichole (Nick) Piccinni, and by her three older sisters and their husbands, Frances & Jim Perrone, Mildred & Nick DelMedico, and Grace & Sal Costa.
Lillian is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Diane & Andrew Geisert; her grandsons, Christopher & Kenneth Geisert; her nieces, Amy Horn, Joanne Lannigan, & Joyce Curyk; her nephews, Joe Perrone & Nick DelMedico; and her beloved Dachshund, Princess.
Visitation will be on Monday, August 20 from 6-8 pm at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 5740 S. Pine Avenue, Ocala, FL.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 21 at 9:30am at Blessed Trinity Church, 5 SE 17th Street, Ocala, FL. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
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