Jon Bon Jovi’s Mother Carol Bongiovi Dies at 83

Jon Bon Jovi‘s mom, Carol A. Bongiovi, has died. She was 83.

Carol died on Tuesday, July 9, three days wanting her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Middle, Lengthy Department, N.J., PEOPLE confirms.

“Our mom was a drive to be reckoned with, her spirit and can-do perspective formed this household. She might be drastically missed,” Bon Jovi, 62, informed PEOPLE in a press release on behalf of the household.

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Other than being the founding father of her son’s eponymous band’s fan membership, Carol was an entrepreneur working a number of companies. The Erie, Penn. native enlisted within the U.S. Marine Corps in 1959, the place she served her nation honorably and met her future husband, John Bongiovi, Sr. 

The couple later moved to Sayreville, N.J., the place she and her husband raised their household. They later settled in Holmdel, N.J., the place she resided till her dying.

All funeral companies might be personal. Holmdel Funeral Dwelling is accountable for the preparations.