Joseph Phillips
Joseph Phillips, 93, of Chicora passed away at 11:15 a.m. Friday at Whispering Fields Personal Care Home in Chicora.
Mr. Phillips was born on April 18, 1925, in Kaylor. He was the son of Dominic and Anna Juiffre Phillips.
Joe was a longtime active member of Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church in Chicora, and had been a member of the Holy Name Society.
In his earlier years, he enjoyed hunting, golfing, visiting casinos and working on cars.
He retired in 1987 from Whitco Chemical in Petrolia, following more than 40 years of service.
Joe was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Joseph was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Agnes Bresnahan Phillips, whom he married on May 23, 1944, and who died on Dec. 20, 1994.
He is survived by five children, Mary Jo Farone and her husband, Joseph, of Chicora, Mike Phillips and his wife, Sandy, and Barbara Kiley and her husband, Theodore “Ted,” all of Butler, Patricia Carli and her husband, Dominic, of Kittanning, and Connie Bearfield and her husband, David, of East Brady; as well as 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mike and Sally Bresnahan of Butler; and a sister-in-law, Esther Carosi of Florida; as well as a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his wife and parents, Joseph was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Ann Phillips; four brothers; four sisters; as well as a number of brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
PHILLIPS — There will be no public visitation for Joseph Phillips, who died Friday, June 15, 2018.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church, Chicora, with the Rev. Rick Thompson and the Rev. John Butler, pastor of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Bradys Bend, concelebrating.Interment with military honors will be accorded by the Chicora, Bradys Bend and East Brady American Legion Posts and will be held in St. Joseph Cemetery in the Village of North Oakland.Arrangements are under the direction of the Hile Funeral Home of Chicora.For more information, or to send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.
