Lillian E. Minsky (Tillis) Service Information

Lillian E. Minsky formerly of Newtown and Merrick, NY, died Wednesday October 16, 2019 at Bryn Mawr Hospital.  She was 94.

Lillian was the loving wife of the late Daniel M. Minsky with whom she had shared 42 years of marriage prior to his passing in 1998. 

Born in Brooklyn she was a daughter of the late Max and Ethel Wiener Tillis. 

Lillian took great pride in raising her family while also working as a pre-school teacher and administrator for many years. She had a passion for children’s education and even in her retirement she enjoyed reading to kids for Council Rock School District. She was devoted to life long learning and was an avid reader and frequented museums and the theater, ensuring she was always broadening her horizons. 

Lillian was also a talented cook having hosted countless Seder meals at her home which gave her the opportunity to be surrounded by her loving family.  She will be dearly missed.

Surviving are her children, Harvey R. Minsky (Maureen) of New York, NY and Bart Minsky (Christina) of Newtown; her grandchildren, Jason, Emily, Andrew, and Alexandra; and her great-grandchildren, Charlie and Sterling.

Relatives and friends are invited to greet the family on Sunday, October 20, 2019 from 6:00 PM until her Prayer Service at 7:00 PM at the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA.  Her interment will take place on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 12:00 PM in Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, NY. 

In lieu of flowers donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer’s Association at   P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090.

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