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Dolores Phillips Obituary
Oct 16, 1925 - Apr 30, 2023
Plymouth
Dolores Elizabeth Phillips, 97, resident of Plymouth, passed away Sunday, April 30, 2023, at Gaymont Nursing Home, Norwalk.
She was born October 16, 1925, in Norwalk, to Carl and Anna (Heitz) Fries.
A Norwalk St. Paul High School graduate, Dolores worked for Norwalk Reflector. It was there that she learned the trade of Line-O-Type typing and this would help secure a position as one of the original 13 members first hired at the Willard branch of RR Donnelley and Sons. After 30 years of employment, Dolores retired.
A faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Plymouth, Dolores enjoyed volunteering her time to prepare for the church festivals. She liked to crochet and read, especially Norwalk Reflector. Her family was the light of her life and she enjoyed the extra time spent with them throughout her retirement.
Dolores is survived by three children, William Phillips, Robert Phillips, and Rita LeSage; five grandchildren, Steven (Carrie) Phillips, Nicole (Jacob) DeKam, Kara (Matt) Reynolds, Matthew Phillips, and Amber (Theodore) Schlering; and eight great-grandchildren who affectionately called her Gigi, Claire and Simon Phillips, Ava and Ethan DeKam, Emma, Kayleigh, and CJ Reynolds, and Reagan Schlering.
Dolores was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James E. Phillips, who passed away in 1977; son, Edward "Ed" Phillips; son-in-law, Ron LeSage; and two brothers, Donald (Ida) Fries and Clayton (Irene) Fries.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Secor Funeral Home, Plymouth, with a rosary service to follow at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 5, 2023, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Plymouth, with Father Christopher Mileski officiating. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, New Haven.
Memorial contributions can be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church or Southern Care Hospice, Milan.
Online condolences can be left for the family by visiting www.secorfuneralhomes.com.
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