Phyllis DiPiero

Port St. Lucie, FL- Phyllis DiPiero was born March 22, 1925 to her loving parents Cosimo and Louise (DeRose) Santillo and passed away peacefully at her home in Port St. Lucie, FL on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. 

Phyllis was one of twelve children and graduated from East High School in Youngstown in 1944. Upon graduation, she worked for the railroad during World War II. 

Phyllis married Frank P. DiPiero on April 23, 1947 and had two children. They made their home in Liberty Township.

Upon the death of her husband Frank in 2000, Phyllis moved to Poland, OH to live with her daughter, Diane, and her son-in-law, Robert. In 2016, they moved to Port St. Lucie, FL.

Phyllis was a member of First Christian Assembly in Liberty Twp. for most of her life. When she moved to Poland, she attended Poland United Methodist Church. After she moved to Florida, she attended Sunlight Community Church. Phyllis also did volunteer work for a Port St. Lucie organization called Grace Packs, which provides food to school children on weekends.

Phyllis leaves behind two children, her son, Frank and his wife, Jeanne (Leardi) DiPiero; her daughter, Diane, and son-in-law, Atty. Robert Budinsky; a grandson, Dr. Robert Budinsky and his wife, Rachel (Black); and a sister, Louise Dyer, and her husband Jack. 

Phyllis was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Christine DiPiero; six brothers, Marty, Louis, Dominic, Joseph, John, and Paul Santillo; two sisters, Donna Benigas and Julie Santillo; and another brother, also named Dominic, who passed away in infancy. 

Phyllis loved baking goodies for others, doing crossword puzzles, and sharing her home with visitors. She had a great sense of humor and loved making people happy. She will be missed.

Family and friends may call on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. at Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, 270 N. Main Street in Poland. There will be a funeral service to follow at 11: 00 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Thomas Dyer officiating. Interment will take place at Belmont Park Cemetery in Youngstown. 

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that material tributes take the form of contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 in memory of Phyllis. 

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