Submitted by: Dan Rich

Violet G. Phillips

April 8, 1926 - March 14, 2008

South Bend Tribune 3/16/2008
SOUTH BEND - Violet G. Phillips, 81, passed away at 4 p.m. on Friday, March 14, in the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. Violet was born on April 8, 1926, in Eureka, IL, to the late Carl and Lucy (Taylor) Tevis.

On January 10, 1945, she married Charles C. Caylor, who passed away on June 10, 1986. On May 30, 1987, she married Melvin L. Phillips, who passed away on August 9, 1996. Surviving Violet are her husband, Patrick Totleben; daughters, Rebecca (John) Fastero of South Bend and Charlotte Caylor of Grand Rapids, MI; granddaughters, Denise (John) Lovinger of Hillsdale, MI, and Angela Phillips of Hobart, IN; great-granddaughters, Kathryn and Sarah Lovinger; nine sisters and a brother. Violet worked at Montgomery Ward for nine years and J.C. Penny's for nine years.

Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to noon Monday, March 17, in ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 1827 E. Ireland Road, South Bend. Funeral services will begin at noon on Monday, March 17, in the funeral home. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery, Valparaiso, IN. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Foundation or to Breast Cancer Awareness.