Obituary of Henry Phillips

PHILLIPS- Henry A. Phillips, age 85 of Waterbury, formerly of Ansonia and Brooklyn, NY, died August 5, 2011 in his home following a sudden illness. Born in Derby on December 9, 1925, he was the son of late Dennis and Anna Horbal Pelepzuk. Mr. Phillips was a graduate of Pine High School, UCONN with a B.S. in Business and the University of Long Island with a M.S. in Finance. He was a proud U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII, serving in Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and the Korean War, as well as a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic War Veterans. Mr. Phillips worked as an Industrial Engineer for Sikorsky Co. for over 20 years, until his retirement in 1997. He was a member of SPEBSQUA and enjoyed singing the old standards of barber shop quartet. He is survived by his devoted daughter, Georgia Dawn Bostic-Anderson of Waterbury; a brother Dennis Phillips and his wife, Joan of Shelton; cherished grandsons, Jason Bostic and his wife Nadja of KY and Derek Bostic and his fiancé, Laura of TX; and great-granddaughter, Kayla Bostic of KY. He was predeceased by his fiancé, Vivienne Cooke; twin brother, Nicholas Phillips, as well as brothers George and Frank Phillips. Funeral services will take place on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 10:45 AM, from the Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home, 167 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 105 Clifton Ave., Ansonia. Interment with Military Honors will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore, MD. Family and friends may call on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 from 9:00 to 10:45 AM. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA  22312. On line condolences may be made at www.wakeleememorial.com.