Phyllis M. "DuCharme" Foley

Phyllis M. "DuCharme" Foley obituary, Eastman, WI

Phyllis M. "DuCharme" Foley

Phyllis Foley Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Garrity Funeral Home on Jan. 20, 2026.
Phyllis M. Foley, age 91 of Eastman, WI, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2026, at home with family. She was born on April 15, 1934, to Paul and Tekla (Spalla) DuCharme. She married Pat Foley on September 17, 1951, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Eastman. She raised 9 children and later worked as a cook at Seneca Schools from 1976 to 1998. Phyllis enjoyed being with her family, sewing, traveling, reading, and playing Scrabble. Her husband Pat preceded her in death on October 30, 2010, after 59 years of marriage. She is survived by her children Karen (Mat) Martin, Lori (Marty) Busch, Donna Foley, Nick Foley, Chris (Lori) Foley, Jan (Vince) Martin, Denise (Rick) Geiwitz, and Alan (Tammy) Foley; daughter-in-law Cheryl Foley; sisters-in-law Marjorie Watters, Pat DuCharme, Christine Foley, and Rose Krachey; 24 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren; and special neighbor William Sprosty. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant son David; son Steve Foley; siblings Eldon, Cletus, and Elaine DuCharme; and grandsons Kent and Tom Foley.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 11:00 A.M. at the Garrity Funeral Home Chapel in Prairie du Chien, Fr. Thomas Huff officiating with burial in the St. Patrick's Catholic Church Cemetery in Seneca, WI. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday from 9:00 A.M. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Gays Mills Food Pantry in Gays Mills, WI or the Coulee Cap Food Pantry in Prairie du Chien.

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Garrity Funeral Home

704 S. Ohio St., Prairie du Chien, WI 53821

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