Obituary of Lillian Mary Costello-Devine

Lillian Mary Costello-Devine, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away of natural causes at Shorepoint Hospital on December 1, 2022. She was 100 years old. Lillian was born in New York City on November 6, 1922, to parents John and Teresa Salivar (nee Krpalek) who were originally from Pilzin and Prague, Czechoslovakia and married in New York City. Lillian graduated high school in 1939 and continued on to get her Associates Degree from Columbia, NYC. She worked and retired from Citibank as a mortgage supervisor. Lillian moved from Syosset, New York to Punta Gorda in 1991. Lillian survived her two beloved husbands, Tom Costello, and Richard Devine and also her two younger sisters, Blanche Salivar and Florence Vavolo. Lillian was a member of the Twin Isles Country Club. She loved cooking, golf and travel. She was an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Her most avid activity was walking a mile or more every day. You could often see her at dawn speed-walking like a tiny beach Sandpiper at what looked like 100 miles per hour! She was a kind and very positive person, striving to live a full and independent life regardless of her age and her blindness. Always optimistic, friendly and well-wishing Lillian was a role model for her nephew John and his wife Katherine. Very often they would say to her: “Auntie, we are trying to catch up with you”. There will be a viewing on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, from 10am to 11am. There will be a service at 11am with a reception to follow. All services will be held at Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home located at 9400 Indian Spring Cemetery Road in Punta Gorda, Florida 33950. There will be an inurnment on January 11, 2023, at 11am at Charlotte Memorial Cemetery at 9400 Indian Spring Cemetery Road in Punta Gorda, Florida 33950.