Phyllis Isabel O'Leary's Obituary
Phyllis I. O’Leary, age 100 of Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at Brandywine Senior Living, in Rehoboth Beach. She was born on March 9, 1923, in Westfield, MA, daughter of the late Belizario and Isabella Garrido Gonzalez.
Mrs. O’Leary grew up in Mine Hill, NJ and attended Dover High School. She worked at Picatinny Arsenal during WWII filling artillery shells, and remained a factory line worker at Howmet Corp., making jet engine parts for all of her career. Mrs. O’Leary dedicated over 35 years to this position, from which she retired. She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wharton, NJ and the Moose Lodge 541. Mrs. O’Leary was always fun-loving, enjoyed playing bingo, taking walks, and traveling after retirement. She raised a very close family, and they are whom she held most dear. The time spent with them is what she cherished above all. Mrs. O’Leary was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. She will be deeply and genuinely missed by all who knew her.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. O’Leary was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, John O’Leary Sr.; her son, John O’Leary Jr.; her stepfather, Leon Fal Gonzalez; and her brothers: Manuel Gonzalez and Julius Gonzalez. She is survived by her children: Denise Poslusny (Chet), Kevin O’Leary (Lisa), and Kelly Ann Watson (Rick); her daughter-in-law, Angela O’Leary; her grandchildren: Meghan Shipman, Michael Poslusny, Jaime O’Leary, Jessica DeCubellis, Kerry Ann O’Leary, Mackenzie Watson, and Nicholas Watson; and her great-grandchildren: Joshua, Emma, and Ashlynn; many nieces and nephews; as well as her beloved extended families in Salamanca and Zamora, Spain.
Services are private.
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