Lillian A Horan, 98, of Homosassa, FL, passed away on Tues., Jan. 17, 2023 at Cate’s House in Ocala, FL. A native of Maspeth, Queens, NY, Lillian was born Oct. 20, 1924 to Nickolas and Margareth (Langegger) Koll, one of three children. In 1947, she married William H. Horan, her late husband of 49 years, who passed away on July 13, 1996. Lillian and William moved to Hernando Beach, FL in 1977 from Pattenburg, NJ and in 1990, they moved to Walden Woods in Homosassa. In 2021, Lillian moved to New Horizon Assisted Living in Inverness, FL. Roman Catholic by faith, Lillian was a parishioner of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Homosassa since her arrival in 1990 and was a retired secretary for the Hernando County School System, a career she enjoyed for 14 years. Lillian was passionate about her family, her home, creating whimsical art and being the perfect seamstress for her customers. To describe Lillian’s perfect day, one would have to look no further than her granddaughter Dana’s loving words: “Today the world lost Lillian Horan. The strongest willed, self reliant, kind, and dang funny woman I will ever know. One of a kind 💜 Her favorite things were sewing, jumbles in the newspaper, making grown men blush when she disarmed them with her humor, “My Cousin Vinny”, “Sleepless In Seattle”, Jeopardy, hats and visors, clothes with pockets, swimming pool, crazy fun outfits, and ice cream. I will remember all of those things always. Love you, Gam! We will play your goose tapes forever.” In addition to her parents and husband William, Lillian was preceded in death by her son William Patrick Horan in 2011 and her two sisters, Ida Koll and Elsie Rohrer. Lillian is survived by her daughter, Laura Allain (husband Emile) of Homosassa, FL; grandchildren Steven D. Pepa (wife Taylor Pankonien) of Marblehead, MA and Dana Lynn (Pepa) Gierka (husband Justin) of Newfields, NH and great grandchildren Wyatt Pepa of Marblehead, MA and Lucas Gierka of Newfields, NH. Lillian also had a partner, Wilfred Maynard, whom she loved and cared for in their later years. She loved Wil’s daughter and son-in-law, Jo-Ann and Raymond Lemoine. Mass Of Catholic Burial will be celebrated on Thurs., March 2, 2023 at 10:30 AM at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Homosassa. Interment at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL will follow at 12:30 P.M. Wilder Funeral Home, Homosassa, FL. www.wilderfuneral.com
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