Ollivia Yvette Willis. of Bridgeton New Jersey 65, passed away Saturday October 18, 2025 at Inspira Hospital in Vineland, New Jersey.

Ollivia was born on November 5, 1959 in St. Nazaire,France to Thornton and Yvette(nee Guegan) Willis Sr. She was the eldest of five siblings. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Vineland, New Jersey in 1977. She began her career working as an account manager at Cumberland National Bank in Bridgeton from 1978 through the late 1980's. She entered the hospitality industry around 1988 and was employed by the Madison Hotel as the Front Office Manager until 2000. In 2000 she became the General Manager of the Hampton Inn in Pennsville, New Jersey and remained employed with that management group until her retirement in 2020.

Ollivia, a gentle soul, loved life, family and friends unconditionally. Her passion was her children and grandchildren. She preferred staying at home cooking and spending quality time with them. Ollivia was a beach fanatic and when she was not at home, she could be found on the beach with her family soaking up the sun and ocean air. She enjoyed rollerskating, listening to many genres of music and had an extensive collection of albums and recordings.

She leaves many to mourn her passing including her beloved mother Yvette, her dedicated children, one daughter, Michelle Yvette Watkins(Dwayne) of Bridgeton, three sons, Michael(Jr) and Matthew Brown of Wilmington Del and Bridgeton, and Isaiah Broughton of Bridgeton Six grandchildren-Ethan and Mia Carrasquillo, Cadet Zaria, Alyssa, Ezrah, and Samuel Watkins, two faithful siblings-one brother Thornton Willis Jr (Cathy) of Fountain Co., one sister Deborah L Cunningham (Glenford) of Absecon, NJ, six nephews-Thornton III, Ira, Jason, Charles, Andre', Jamaal, and one niece, Sheriee', three aunts-Patricia Davis, Marie Angele Guegan, and Arlette Maurice and a host of adoring family and friends.

Ollivia was preceded in death by her father Thornton Willis Sr, two brothers-Kenneth Sr. and Ernest Willis, one nephew-Kenneth Willis Jr., three uncles-James Davis, Rene' and Andre' Guegan, paternal grandparents Charlie and Olivia Willis and maternal grandparents Ernest and Leone Guegan, life partner Michael I. Brown, Sr.