Elizabeth Ciccolella, 81, of Orlando, FL, passed away peacefully with family by her side, on Monday, June 5, 2023 at 10:40 pm. She was born in Manhattan, NY on September 27, 1941, to the late Hilda Horan and John Lyons.
Betty loved to travel between New Jersey and Florida visiting family and friends. She was an excellent cook. Her lasagna and meatballs were legendary, and she would never show up on Christmas without those cookies. She enjoyed bowling, bingo, arts and crafts, and playing dominoes and card games with her family and friends. She was always there when you needed her; helping out with numerous family businesses, and she always wanted to keep the family
traditions going.
Elizabeth is survived by her 3 brothers; Joseph (Monica) Lyons, Michael Lyons, and Dennis (Tina) Lyons, her sister; Linda Cecchini, her brother in-law Joseph Rozzelle, her 4 remaining children; Carol Lynch, Patricia Walker, Cheryl Verdino, and Gerard Ciccolella, her 10 grandchildren; Tommy, Timmy, Jimmy, Justin, Corrie, Hunter, Steven, Nick, Giovanni, Dante; and her twin great grandsons; Tommy and Ryan. She was preceded in death by 2 of her brothers;
James Lyons, and John Lyons, 2 of her sisters; Carol Rozzelle, and Lillian Yanko, 2 of her sons; James Basciano, and Johnny Basciano and her brother-in-law, Michael Cecchini. She will be missed dearly and never forgotten.