Florence M. (nee Skinner) Ely of Forked River, N.J. (formerly of Jersey City and Bayonne) passed away on Friday February 21, 2014 at the age of 91. Born in Jersey City, she had lived there most of her life before moving to Forked River 6 years ago. Florence was a Senior Service Clerk for New Jersey Bell Telephone Company for 20 years prior to her retirement in 1987. She was a member of the Young At Heart and Old Ireland, both of Bayonne, the Friendship Club of Forked River and the Telephone Pioneers of American. Florence was also a licensed clown. Mrs. Ely was predeceased by her husband Edward Ely; brothers, Leander, Louis, Harry and George Skinner; daughter-in-law, Deborah Ely. She is survived by her children, Barbara Clause & her husband Joseph and George Ely; Grandchildren Nicole Tadddeo & her husband Patrick, Danielle and Michele Clause, George Ely & his wife Julie, Tara Ely, Jill Rago & her husband Anthony and Joseph Clause; Great-grandchildren, Cameron, Sara, Abigayle, Jared, Nicholas, Victoria, Riley and Christina. Visitation will be at the Dzikowski, Pierce & Levis Funeral Home, 24 East 19th Street, Bayonne, NJ on Sunday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Hillside Cemetery, 742 Rutherford Avenue, Lyndhurst, N.J. For directions and condolence messages please visit www.dplfh.com Service

Monday, February 24, 2014 11:00am

Visitation

Sunday, February 23, 2014 4:00pm - 8:00pm

Visitation

Monday, February 24, 2014 10:30am - 11:00am

Interment

Hillside Cemetery

742 Rutherford Avenue

LYNDHURST, NJ 07071