Phyllis Colucci Obituary

Colucci, Phyllis
Sept. 21, 1919 - May 11, 2011

Dubbed "The Bouncing Ball," she lived a life full of activity and died at age 91 in Venice, Fla. on May 11, 2011.
She is survived by daughter Ann C. Thompson and Taylor MacPherson, of Venice, daughter Susan C. Neumyer and Jack Neumyer of Saco, Maine, grandson Brad Neumyer, also of Saco, and many good friends.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to the Dr. Lucian J. and Phyllis P. Colucci Fund, Citizens Scholarship Foundation of Wakefield, Inc. P.O. Box 321, Wakefield, MA 01880, The Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County, 701 Center Road, Venice, FL 34285, or The Venice Yacht Club Charitable Foundation, 1330 Tarpon Center Drive, Venice, FL 34285.

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Published by Herald Tribune from May 13 to May 14, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for Phyllis Colucci

8 Entries

Joanne Hornauer

May 16, 2011

Dear Ann,
My condolences on the passing of your mother. I hope your happy memories of her will be a comfort to you.

Carol and Donald Mahn

May 15, 2011

Dear Sue and Ann,
Your mom was a lovely woman and will be deeply missed. I think back to our days spent on the Cape with your parents and how special those times were. Your mom and my mom got along so well and it was fun being with the two of them. I hope that your wonderful memories sustain you in the days and weeks ahead.

May 15, 2011

Marion and I send our heartfelt condolences to you.
We met your Mom only once -- but she was dynamite.
Our love
Martin & Marion Borofsky

May 14, 2011

May the love of family and friends comfort and strengthen you in the days ahead. I met Phyllis throught Women On
The Go. I found her to be very delightful.

Janet Caridas

Ruthie Carter

May 14, 2011

My condolences to Ann C. Thompson in the loss of your mother. May you know that others care and with sympathy remember you in prayer. May the loving memories of your mother be a comfort to you now and in the days to come.

Maggie Walker

May 14, 2011

My condolences to Ann and all of Phyllis's family. She was a treasure who always had a kind word and a twinkle in her eye. We met through WRCSC activities - she was always an enthusiastic supporter of their efforts and thus helped many women in the county.

Annette Perkins

May 13, 2011

I had the pleasure of meeting Ball and sharing the lunch hour with her and 3 other gals at Pinebrook this year. I am a caretaker of the 103 year old woman, Oma, who sat at her table. Monday through Friday for about 6 weeks (this past Feb-March) I was so blessed to spend time with these lovely ladies.
Ball made a special impression on me. Not only are we both "New England Gals", but she reminded me so very much of my late mom.
We chatted about travel, New England lobstah (!), her love of teaching, lighthouses, changes of the seasons "up North", holidays and hoopla, and most of all her love of her family.
She always had a deep smile, her eyes lit up when she had a visitor, and always had kind words for everyone. Ball listened to the nonsense at the table (usually mine!) with great interest.
I was the one who brought her the "jimmies" for her icecream. She sprinkled them on her fruit cocktail and applesauce, too (at my urging, simply to encourage her to eat). We had laughs about that as people in Florida call them "sprinkles" but "we New England gals" called them "jimmies".
About 3 weeks ago I stopped in just to visit the gals (as Oma was now home, but i missed my lunch friends at Pinebrook).
Ball was amused when I "sneakily" switched the flowers on our table from another table. We had simple fun. She always had that great beaautiful smile. I was quick to keep her glass filled with lemonade and made sure the "waitresses" kept her icecream coming (even when it wasnt on the menu). We had pleasant simple fun.
Ball was so content and pleasant. We chatted about her physical therapy and the day's activities. Always agreeable and smiling.
I was blessed to have met such a fine woman. I will miss her and think so warmly of her. I only hope that I was able to be a bright spot in her days at Pinebrook.....for I was the one who was blessed to share time with such a lovely woman. Every time I get "jimmies" on my icecream I will smile and remember Ball.

May 13, 2011

My grandmother shared her room with Phyllis at Pinebrook. The night my grandmother died I woke Phyllis to tell her the sad news and she thanked me and expressed her condolences to me. She was a kind woman and I will always treasure the final days I spent with my grandmother and Phyllis.

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