Phyllis C. Fredette, 88, formerly of South Duffy Road, Butler, died Monday at the Providence Care Center in Beaver Falls.

Born March 5, 1922, in New Castle, she was a daughter of the late Phillip and Mae (Snyder) Chamberlain.

She was a member of St. Fidelis Roman Catholic Church in Meridian.

She was a homemaker and a 1940 graduate of New Castle High School and a graduate of the New Castle Business School.

Phyllis enjoyed gardening, cross-stitch and collecting Hummels, and she was a 50-year member of her card club, where she played 500.

Surviving are her husband, Oscar K. Fredette, who she married Nov. 1, 1947; three daughters, Lillian L. Kemper of Daphne, Ala., Jeanne M. Kemper of Lyndora and Mary C. Stover of Minneapolis, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was the last surviving member of her immediate family as she was preceded in death by her three sisters and two brothers.

<B>Fredette </B>— There will be no visitation for Phyllis C. Fredette, who died Monday, May 3, 2010. Cremation services were provided by the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, Butler, and information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.