Phyllis Frances (Capasso) Powers of Lowell died on Thursday, October 6, at Melrose/Wakefield Hospital. Born in Somerville, she was the daughter of Silvio and the late Phyllis (Goguen) Capasso.
Phyllis was the beloved wife of John J. Powers, and the devoted mother of John F. Powers and his wife Melissa J., Daniel J. Powers, the late Crystal A. Saunders and her surviving husband Brian. She was the loving grandmother of Savannah, Annabella, Isabella, Makayla and the late Angelina Jean Powers, and sister of Sandra Collins and her husband Robert, Sylvia Sarno and her husband Richard, Doreen Barnard and her husband Edward, Helen Capasso, Valerie Harlow, Phillip Capasso and his wife Marilyn, Kenneth Capasso and Lorene Tisdale-Capasso, Kevin Capasso and Molly Flanagan, Joseph Capasso and his wife Linda, and Edward Capasso.
A graveside service will be conducted at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Arlington, on Friday, October 14 at 11 AM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.