Phyllis A. Lokites

Phyllis A. Lokites, formerly of Naugatuck, died Tuesday, April 2, 2008, at the Southington Care Center after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born in Waterbury, a daughter of the late John and Catherine Lokites. She was retired from Travelers Insurance Co. where she worked in the accounting department for many years. She was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church in Southington and a former communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Naugatuck. She served as the editor of the Spring Lake Village newsletter and a former volunteer at the Bread for Life Soup Kitchen in Southington and also for the Naugatuck Ecumenical Christmas Dinner.

She is survived by a sister, Catherine Lokites, of Southington; a brother-in-law, Thomas W. Carlson, of Bristol; two nieces, Phyllis Carlson, of Bristol and Janet Carlson, of Bristol; a nephew, Thomas J. Carlson and his wife, Norma, of Plainville; two grand-nieces, Emily Carlson, of Plainville, and Calista Carlson, of Bristol; several cousins; her special canine companion, Leo; special friend, Cathy Cushman, a resident of Haven Healthcare in Waterbury; and many friends. She was predeceased by a sister, Joan Lokites Carlson.

Services were held April 5 at Immaculate Conception Church, Southington. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck at the convenience of the family.

Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, Prospect, where in charge of arrangements.

Donations may be made to the Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, 1075 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT 06708 or to the Connecticut Visiting Nurse Association Hospice Program, 33 North Plains Road, Wallingford, CT 06492