Phyliss Marguerite Roberts passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 16, 2022, at the age of 100.
She was born on July 9, 1922 to Charles Eugene and Helen Caroline Lotreck, the second of four children, and their only daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents and her three brothers, Richard, Charles (Ted), and Robert Lotreck.
At the onset of World War II, Phyliss and her three brothers made the decision to join the U.S. Armed Forces. She enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving from 1943-1945, and attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. After the war, she enrolled at Boston University, where she received her Bachelor's degree. She would later go on to earn her Master's degree from Bridgeport University in Connecticut.
While at Boston University, Phyliss met her future husband, Donald Theall Roberts. They were married from 1950 until his death in June 1995. Phyliss is survived by her three sons, Keith, Bruce, and Douglas Roberts, and her two daughters, Cynthia Chatagnier and husband Michael, and Diane Ybarra and husband Richard. She is also survived by her six grandchildren—Justin Dunford, Tyson Chatagnier and wife Susie, Cameron Dunford and wife Madison, Cody Chatagnier and wife Lindsay, Kenneth Roberts, and Brandon Ybarra—and her nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on September 27, 2022 at Houston National Cemetery. The family has decided on a private graveside service.
Beresford Funeral Service
She was born on July 9, 1922 to Charles Eugene and Helen Caroline Lotreck, the second of four children, and their only daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents and her three brothers, Richard, Charles (Ted), and Robert Lotreck.
At the onset of World War II, Phyliss and her three brothers made the decision to join the U.S. Armed Forces. She enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving from 1943-1945, and attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. After the war, she enrolled at Boston University, where she received her Bachelor's degree. She would later go on to earn her Master's degree from Bridgeport University in Connecticut.
While at Boston University, Phyliss met her future husband, Donald Theall Roberts. They were married from 1950 until his death in June 1995. Phyliss is survived by her three sons, Keith, Bruce, and Douglas Roberts, and her two daughters, Cynthia Chatagnier and husband Michael, and Diane Ybarra and husband Richard. She is also survived by her six grandchildren—Justin Dunford, Tyson Chatagnier and wife Susie, Cameron Dunford and wife Madison, Cody Chatagnier and wife Lindsay, Kenneth Roberts, and Brandon Ybarra—and her nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on September 27, 2022 at Houston National Cemetery. The family has decided on a private graveside service.
Beresford Funeral Service
Phyliss Marguerite Roberts passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 16, 2022, at the age of 100.
She was born on July 9, 1922 to Charles Eugene and Helen Caroline Lotreck, the second of four children, and their only daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents and her three brothers, Richard, Charles (Ted), and Robert Lotreck.
At the onset of World War II, Phyliss and her three brothers made the decision to join the U.S. Armed Forces. She enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving from 1943-1945, and attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. After the war, she enrolled at Boston University, where she received her Bachelor's degree. She would later go on to earn her Master's degree from Bridgeport University in Connecticut.
While at Boston University, Phyliss met her future husband, Donald Theall Roberts. They were married from 1950 until his death in June 1995. Phyliss is survived by her three sons, Keith, Bruce, and Douglas Roberts, and her two daughters, Cynthia Chatagnier and husband Michael, and Diane Ybarra and husband Richard. She is also survived by her six grandchildren—Justin Dunford, Tyson Chatagnier and wife Susie, Cameron Dunford and wife Madison, Cody Chatagnier and wife Lindsay, Kenneth Roberts, and Brandon Ybarra—and her nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on September 27, 2022 at Houston National Cemetery. The family has decided on a private graveside service.
Beresford Funeral Service
She was born on July 9, 1922 to Charles Eugene and Helen Caroline Lotreck, the second of four children, and their only daughter. She was preceded in death by her parents and her three brothers, Richard, Charles (Ted), and Robert Lotreck.
At the onset of World War II, Phyliss and her three brothers made the decision to join the U.S. Armed Forces. She enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving from 1943-1945, and attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. After the war, she enrolled at Boston University, where she received her Bachelor's degree. She would later go on to earn her Master's degree from Bridgeport University in Connecticut.
While at Boston University, Phyliss met her future husband, Donald Theall Roberts. They were married from 1950 until his death in June 1995. Phyliss is survived by her three sons, Keith, Bruce, and Douglas Roberts, and her two daughters, Cynthia Chatagnier and husband Michael, and Diane Ybarra and husband Richard. She is also survived by her six grandchildren—Justin Dunford, Tyson Chatagnier and wife Susie, Cameron Dunford and wife Madison, Cody Chatagnier and wife Lindsay, Kenneth Roberts, and Brandon Ybarra—and her nine great-grandchildren.
Services will be held on September 27, 2022 at Houston National Cemetery. The family has decided on a private graveside service.
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