Phyllis Bartizek

Phyllis (Hoxie) Bartizek of South Windham, widow of Albert Bartizek, passed away Sept. 7, 2004 at Windham Memorial Hospital, Willimantic. She was born March 4, 1917 in Norwich during a snowstorm. Her parents were Dorothy (Gould) Hoxie and Albert C. Hoxie of Lebanon. After graduating from Lyman Memorial High School, Phyllis worked at American Thermos in Norwich. During World War II she worked as an inspector at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. She chose to accompany her husband as he attended officer training in the U.S. Army, then returned to Connecticut when he went overseas. She devoted herself to her family, baking, gardening around her property and an antiques business operated with her husband. She had played on her high school basketball team and became an avid fan of the UConn women's team. She greatly enjoyed being with her friends and was an enthusiastic supporter of the Lebanon Historical Society. Phyllis is survived by her two sons and their wives, Brian and Cora of South Windham and Ronald and Charlotte of Dallas, Pa.; three grandchildren, Mark, Kathryn and Carl; a sister, Justine Mencl of Palmyra, Maine; nieces and nephews, and a former daughter-in-law, Olga Bartizek of Willimantic. Calling hours will be Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St. (Rte. 195) Willimantic. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Lebanon, followed by burial in the New Lebanon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, her family suggests memorial donations to the Lebanon Historical Society, P.O. Box 151, Lebanon, CT. 06249. Please visit at www.potterfh.com for online memorial guestbook and directions.