Francis "Cliff" Breece, 83, of Hamilton, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on January 25, 2022. Cliff was a retired, self-employed ceramic tile contractor, known as "Cliff Tile". Cliff was a proud U.S. Army Veteran. He was a member of the Whitehead Veterans Club. He loved fishing and traveling.

Son of the late Clifford J. Breece and Katherine (Hartman) Breece, brother of the late Bonnie Sullivan, Paul Breece, and Thelma Van Order, grandfather of the late Matthew Joseph Breece, and husband of the late Amelia Breece, he is survived by his 4 children Diane Breece of Toms River, Joanne Kliem and Joel of Mississippi, Clifford Breece and Linda of Hamilton, Richard Breece and Renee of Crosswicks, 9 grandchildren Eric Morabito, Justin Morabito, Lor Amarat, Christopher, Jeffrey, Marissa, and Adriana Breece, and Richard, and Nicholas Breece (Alyssa), 1 great-granddaughter Ava Morabito, his sister Veronica "Dawn" Garofalo, sister Patricia Brizzi, brother Eugene Buonomo and his wife Sandy, sister-in-law Patricia "Pat" Breece and many nieces and nephews.

The funeral will held on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at 1:00pm at Knott's Colonial Funeral Home 2946 South Broad Street Hamilton, NJ 08610. Rev. Michael Remoli will officiate. Calling hours at the funeral home will be from 11:00am to 1:00pm. Entombment will be in Colonial Memorial Park Cemetery. To view the service via Zoom (Meeting ID: 245 828 5382, Passcode: YNCV8D).  In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to The Wounded Warrior Project 4899 Belfort Rd. Suite 300 Jacksonville, FL 32256. Condolences for the family can be left at www.knottscolonialfuneralhome.com.