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Lillith M Engley

9/14/1932 - 5/30/2020

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Obituary For Lillith M Engley

Mrs. Lillith Engley passed away on May 30, 2020 in San Leandro, CA. She is survived by her daughter Leila Kadhim. Nieces and nephews Rita Purdue and family, Bobby Couch, Flor Maria Gressel, Ricardo and Gressel, and many more. Also survived by her late husband’s sons from previous marriage Glen and Bruce Engley and family’s.

Lillith was an A’s fan, having attended games with her husband David as season Ticket holders. She and David loved to travel. They attended the theater, concerts and vacationed. She loved telenovelas, movies, spending time with family and friends. Lillith was a loving and devoted mother and wife. She was a fashionista in her time and was always generous with her friends lending them a kind ear, open heart and a helping hand. A very talented dancer growing up, she used to tap dance in her toe shoes and did Flamenco, polenisian dance, salsa ... She had a very happy childhood grew up in a family of seven brother and sisters on a Navy base with her decorated Navy dad and loving mom. She also played girls basketball growing up and her dad proudly attended her games. A college graduate, she was employed first by RCA for 10 years in Indianapolis and moved to California where she spent her best years at Alameda Naval Air Station as an Elctronic Mechanic, where she met her second husband and love of her life for 41 years David Engley.

Flowers or Donations St. Judes children’s cancer hospital, cancer society, Tri city homeless shelter in Fremont, CA, operation smile, Sacred Heart Society, and St. Joseph’s Indian school. A private Catholic Service will be held at Fremont Chapel of the Roses on June 19, 2020.

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  • 10/01/2021

    lLeila Kadhim

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    lLeila Kadhim

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  • 10/01/2021

    Flor Maria Gressel

    Tia was a strong beautiful woman. She would always give me straight foward advice when I was young. She and my mom, Joyce her sister, went yearly to the Gilroy Garlic Festival and I loved hearing how much fun my mom had with her there. I believe they're both dancing in heaven now.

  • 10/01/2021

    lLeila Kadhim

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  • 10/01/2021

    Rita Purdue

    My sweet aunt has been a part of my life from baby to adult. She told me how and why I had the nick name Tootsie. You see my mom was trying to stop breastfeeding me and so she ask her sister to help. Well my aunt would rock me and sing Toots toots tootsie don’t cry. And Tootsie was my name until I became an adult. Then she comforted me as I went through tough losses. I remember calling her sobbing and she would talk me back to normal. Then we started our Sunday evening calls talking about the world happenings or memories of past. To say I will miss her is an understatement. My hope my prayers is she is at peace and reunited with our family who are in heaven. Forever loved and forever missed... my beautiful Aunt Lillith Love Rita (Tootsie) Purdue

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