Obituary of Lillian M. Ludwig

LUDWIG, Lillian M. (nee Lambert), age 93, passed peacefully at 9:30 pm on November 15, 2019. Born August 12, 1926 in Philadelphia, PA, Lillian was the youngest of nine children. She attended St. Leo Church and grade school, followed by Frankford High School. At 16, she began work at Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. and quickly rose to Manager of the Mail and Filing Department. Lillian was a very caring and giving person to family and friends alike. She was accomplished in the domestics arts: cooking, baking, knitting, crocheting, sewing, floral arranging and decorating. She had an infectious laugh and loved to sing and dance. She is survived by her husband Peter and her five "lovely" daughters: Patricia Ludwig-Hausner (Brian), Lori Mahan, Linda Holtzman, MaryAnn Ludwig (Terrie Urick) and Cheryl Gretzula (Edward). She will be dearly missed by her eight grandchildren: Lauren Ludwig; James and Peter Mahan; Daniel and Kaitlyn Holtzman; Maxwell, Ethan and Alexander Gretzula. Family and friends are invited to celebrate Lillian's life at FitzGerald-Sommer Funeral Home, 17 S. Delaware Ave., Yardley, PA 19067, on Wednesday, 11/20/2019 at 9 am followed by her Funeral Mass at St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 999 Reading Ave., Yardley, PA 19067 at 10:30 am. In lieu of flowers, donations to Penn Memory Center appreciated. https://pennmemorycenter.org/gifts/