September 30 1948 May 26 2020
Elaine F. Gill, age 71, was born on September 30, 1948 and peacefully left us with her family by her side on May 26, 2020 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Elaine was born to William Meagher and Agnes Benaduce in Brooklyn, NY. She had a career as an Administrative Professional with JP Morgan Chase in Manhattan, but once her first child, Keith, was born she resigned from her position and focused on raising a family. A few years later, Elaine gave birth to her second child, Christopher, and raised her children with her husband William Gill in Brooklyn, NY before moving to Old Bridge in 2006. There are many definitions of “Mother”, but the definition that best describes Elaine is someone who will love you unconditionally until their last breath. Elaine was in her children’s corners for every bout and indeed there were many of them throughout the years. Unfortunately, her boys never received a shot at the title, but Elaine was the undisputed champ in multiple divisions. She raised two boys who gave her hell all the way into their 20’s, maybe 30’s, but they turned out to be upstanding citizens after all and now have beautiful families of their own. This may have been one of her proudest accomplishments, she was a dedicated Mother to say the least. Elaine loved to cook, loved to feed people, and enjoyed the look on people’s faces when they savored a meal that she prepared. Among her husband and two children, she likely fed a large portion of Marine Park, Brooklyn for almost 20 years. Elaine cooked for family, friends, strangers and whoever else showed up. Throughout the early years, Elaine would go food shopping, put away the groceries and mysteriously 5 boxes of cereal would disappear one day after the goods were put away. Although, she knew she was feeding her children and most of their friends, she would ask them each time it happened where all the cereal had gone before returning to the supermarket to restock the shelves. There were a few regulars who would show up on a routine basis for lunch or dinner whenever they heard stuffed flank steak and macaroni salad was on the menu. Elaine loved to read; she had more books then she knew what to do with. Elaine loved to go to the beach with her family, every summer she, her husband and children would spend a couple of weeks down the New Jersey Shore. The trips were normally planned around the first week of July to keep her boys from blowing their fingers off lighting fireworks day and night on the streets of Brooklyn. There are many great memories of summers down the shore. Elaine was loving, caring and generous, she enjoyed planting flowers in the spring, decorating her home for each and every season, loved music, dancing, good food, great wine, chocolate and ice cream were some of her favorite treats to satisfy her serious sweet tooth, she loved getting manicure and pedicure, buying cards for every occasion – she may have had stock in Hallmark that we didn’t know about. Not only was there nobody better at picking out the perfect card, but she also kept stock of random cards that could be needed in a pinch. If one of her children walked in the house and needed a Graduation card, Thank You card or Birthday card for an impromptu celebration you could put your money on Elaine having what was needed somewhere in the China closet. She was also an avid shopper, hence her email address, efgshopper@yahoo.com, although she had no idea how to shop online this was the address that she chose. Elaine’s husband could be considered lucky that efgshopper was restricted to the strip malls and shopping centers. She enjoyed entertaining guests, always kept a spotless home and there was a place for everything, even if she was the only person that knew where that something belonged. Elaine was family oriented; she was the glue that kept her family together and when the glue became loose, she was consistent when tasked with mending it together. She was from the old school, her first leap into technology may have been a cordless house phone, but if it were up to Elaine, she would still have a rotary phone on the kitchen counter. Her cellphone was a flip phone up until last year, but she could not have been bothered learning how to use it. She liked the idea that pictures could be shared instantly, but the 50 photo albums that she put together and stored in the basement would lead someone to think otherwise. Elaine believed that text and email was no way to communicate, a telephone call or face to face was best. Elaine was known to be stubborn, lived precisely how she wanted to live and marched to the beat of her own drum, or violin……she loved Yanni and the Beatles, so nobody is sure on that one. Elaine is survived by her brother William Meagher, loving spouse of 49 years William Gill, two sons, Keith Gill and wife Annie, Christopher Gill, and wife Christine: and three beloved grandchildren KJ, Liliana and Lucas. Elaine has passed, people only die when we forget them, and she has left us with too many beautiful memories to be forgotten. When the gates to heaven open for Elaine, there will be dark chocolate waterfalls and rivers of ice cream, she will have the cutest flip flops waiting for her, an infinite bookcase filled with her favorite authors, miles of beach to stroll and a glorious garden to enjoy. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Elaine F. 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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Elaine F Gill September 30 1948 May 26 2020.
Waitt Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Death notice for the town of: Morganville, state: New Jersey