Phyllis (Kaplan) Wolfe

Phyllis (Kaplan) Wolfe-of Dedham, formerly of Newton and Needham and originally Brookline, January 17, 2017, just days short of her 90^th birthday party. Phyllis (“Nana”) was the beloved wife and companion of the late George Wolfe for almost 60 years. She was a devoted mother to Jessica Wolfe and her husband Tom Bloch, Andrew Wolfe,and the late James Wolfe. So much of her joy in life came from her two granddaughters, Alison Wolfe Bloch and Margot Wolfe Bloch, whom she adored enthusiastically, following their lives and adventures closely. Loving sister to Anne Berson and the late Edward (Eddie) Kaplan. Phyllis graduated proudly from Smith College, raised her family, obtained her Master’s degree and then went on to work as a highly regarded reading specialist at the Solomon Schechter Day School for more than 14 happy years. During her years at Newbridge on the Charles, she volunteered well into her late 80’s as a reading specialist at the Rashi School.Family was everything to Phyllis, and we were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from her during her 89 plus years. Among some of her more famous: always order dessert, good penmanship is everything, reading books can change your life, never turn down a free gift, always stand your ground, treasure your friends, and avoid spicy food at all costs. When it came time to write this, we had to include Nana’s most renowned comment: “I never said that!” Services at the Chapel at Sharon Memorial Park on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 2:00pm. Memorial observance at the home of her daughter in Wellesley on Thursday evening (January 19^th) from 6:30 to 9pm, and at  The Interfaith Chapel Newbridge on the Charles,5000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham on Friday afternoon (January 20th^th) from 1 to 4pm. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in Phyllis’ memory may be donated to MSPCA-Angell Animal Medical Center, MSPCA-Angell Headquarters,(https://www.mspca.org/ ), 350 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130 .