Iafrate, of Brockton, formerly of Whitman, February 25, 2005, Phyllis M. (Zeoli) Iafrate, 83 years. Wife of the late Joseph Iafrate, Sr. Mother of Joseph Iafrate, Jr. and his wife Marylou (Celia) Iafrate of North Pembroke, Grandmother of Melanie Ann Crowell of Whitman and Joseph Iafrate, III of Rockland. Great grandmother of Brendan Joseph Iafrate Crowell. Sister of Nicholas Zeoli, Angie Donahue, Helen Renaud, Amelia “Casey” Cambridge and Anthony Zeoli all of Brockton.
Funeral from the Conley Funeral Home, 138 Belmont Street, (Rte 123) Brockton Tuesday at 8am. Funeral Mass in Holy Ghost Church, Whitman at 9am. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visiting Hours Monday 2-4 & 6-8pm.
Obituary Information
Mrs. Iafrate died Friday evening at the Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness. Born and raised in Brockton, daughter of the late Frank and Lucia (Manzo) Zeoli, she lived in Brockton for 50 years and was a graduate of Brockton High School. She had also been a resident of Whitman for 27 years. She retired as a retail manager at the former Archer Kent after many years of employment.
She enjoyed Bingo, cooking, and time spent with her grandchildren
She is survived by
One son Joseph Iafrate, Jr. and his wife Marylou (Celia) Iafrate of North Pembroke, two grandchildren Melanie Ann Crowell of Whitman and Joseph Iafrate, III of Rockland, one great grandson Brendan Joseph Iafrate Crowell, two brothers Nicholas Zeoli and Anthony Zeoli, three sisters Angie Donahue, Helen Renaud and Amelia “Casey” Cambridge all of Brockton, and many nieces and nephews.
She was the wife of the late Joseph Iafrate, Sr. and sister of the late Ernest, Augustine and Alfred Zeoli