Phyllis MacDonald, 83, of Walpole, died, Saturday, January 8, 2011 at Norwood Hospital.
Born in Norwood on November 22, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Bessie (Thayer) MacDonald.
Miss MacDonald graduated from Norwood High School in 1947 and was a resident of Walpole since 1948.
Miss MacDonald was a telephone operator at the former New England Telephone Co. for over 30 years until her retirement and was a member of the Pioneers.
She is survived by two brothers, Charles MacDonald Jr. and his wife Nancy of Blackstone and Ralph Peckham and his wife Louise of Walpole, her brother–in-law Frank Dietzel of Dedham and several nieces and nephews.
She was sister of the late F. Pearl Dietzel.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service on Friday, January 14 at 10 a.m. in the Ginley Funeral Home, 892 Main St. in Walpole.
Burial will follow at Knollwood Memorial Park in Canton.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday from 4 – 7 p.m.
Expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Walpole VNA, P.O. Box 252 Walpole, MA 02081.