Lillian Fryman

Lillian Fryman, age 83, of Denville, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 2, 2024.

The daughter of the late Joseph and Lillian (Ventura) Brosseau, stepdaughter to Pasquale Sanseverino, Lillian was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Paterson, NJ. 

After graduating from Paterson’s Eastside High School with the Class of 1958, Lillian married Joseph Natoli. They were blessed with three children, Michael, Donna, and Paul who they began to raise in Butler, NJ. After Divorce, Lillian married Otto Kahn and she ventured into a long-standing career as a real estate agent. Otto and Lillian started their own Real Estate agency, Twin Oaks Realty in Oak Ridge, NJ., where Lillian enjoyed the challenge and gratification of helping each of her many clients find their perfect dream home. 

After the unfortunate passing of Otto, many years later, Lillian met a gentlemen named T. Kenneth Fryman through a friend. They married and soon after moved to Lynchburg, Virginia where they shared vision, pursuits, and the rewards of dedicated work in their own business which they called Hill City News Agency. In due time, the days of full-time retirement arrived, rewarding Lillian and Ken with lots of opportunity for traveling adventures which included the gamut of fun times on cruises, trips throughout Europe, to beautiful islands and, as Lillian would say, they annually “snow-birded” to their winter home in Juno Beach, Florida while maintaining residence the rest of the year in Mount Arlington. 

One of Lillian’s favorite places in the whole-wide-world was right at home in her very own kitchen. She made the most delicious Italian dishes, some from recipes passed down from previous family generations, as well as some unique creations of her own. She took great pride in her home and had lots of fun designing and decorating it to be a warm and welcoming place for friends and family to gather. Like so many of us, Lillian enjoyed the simple enjoyment of a glass of wine. Fancying herself more of a consumer than a connoisseur, she enjoyed that time of day which she playfully described as “wine-thirty.” 

Sadly, Ken passed away in 2013. In 2020, Lillian moved into the Oaks at Denville Retirement Community in Denville where she completed this life’s journey.

Above all else, Lillian was devoted to and loved time spent with her family. She adored her grandchildren from the “cellar to the sky.” Lillian will be missed for her gregariousness, strength and graceful presence.  

Lillian was the beloved wife of the late T. Kenneth Fryman; loving mother of Michael Natoli, and wife Brenda of Evansville, Indiana, Donna Natoli of Montville, and Paul Natoli and wife Dawn of Mountain Lakes; adoring grandmother of: Nicole, John, Daniel, Joseph, Angela, James, Michael Jr., and Lily; cherished great-grandmother of Olivia and Ashton; dearest sister of Barbara DeLorenzis of Wayne, and Margaret “Peg” Rhodes of Prescott, AZ; and dear aunt of numerous nieces and nephews. 

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In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Lillian’s name are asked to consider:

Alzheimer’s New Jersey

Attn:  Development Department

425 Eagle Rock Ave., Suite 203

Roseland, NJ 07068

973-586-4300

Make check payable to Alzheimer’s New Jersey

Please indicate that your gift is in memory of Lillian Fryman