Phyllis Evelyn BEEBE

BEEBE, Phyllis Evelyn Phyllis Evelyn Beebe, 85, of Berlin, CT., went home to be with her Lord March 2, 2011 while residing at the Ledgecrest Health Center in Kensington, CT. The family thanks Ledgecrest for the comfort and care they gave Phyllis. Phyllis was the wife of the late Lloyd Beebe and is survived by three children; Clayton Beebe and wife Georgine of Meriden, CT., Jane Waterschoot and husband Henry of Berlin, CT., and Evelyn Riley and husband Bill of Princeton, NJ. Phyllis also leaves three granddaughters; Kara, Lydia, and Bethany and Bethany Riley all of Princeton, NJ. Phyllis is also survived by her sister Ann Gamelin of Berlin, CT. and her brother, Peter Doolittle and wife Helen of Turners Falls, Massachusetts. She also leaves four nieces and nephews, Lori Doolittle, Carrie Holmes, Arlene Connolly, and Clement Gamelin as well as many great nieces and nephews. Phyllis was the daughter of the late Harvey and Elizabeth Doolittle. Phyllis will be remembered for her long life of community service as a Girl Scout Leader, Literacy Volunteer, aid to the Hmong Community in New Britain, Friendship Center Meal server, and blood dono and member of Berlin Congregational Church. Phyllis enjoyed serving the Berlin Congregational Church as a past Yankee Pedlar Fair Co-Chairperson, preparing cod fish cakes for the May Breakfast and as an officer in the Women's Federation. The Berlin Grange also named her Woman of the Year. Phyllis worked at General Electric in Meriden in the 40's, as the Paper Bead lady at craft fairs in the 70's ending with many years at A&P Food Mart in Berlin in the '80s. A memorial service will be held to celebrate her life at Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge, Berlin, CT on March 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. United States Navy Chaplain, Father William S. Riley and Interim Pastor Mark Strickland will officiate the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Phyllis' life to the Berlin Congregational Church and the Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut care of the New Britain Public Library.