Leona E. “Lee” Phillips, 97 of Berwick passed on Sunday morning, November 1, 2026 at Glen Brook Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Berwick.

Born in Shenandoah on December 11, 1928 and raised in Frackville, she was a daughter of the late John and Alice (Szymczyk) Gatowski.

She was a graduate of the former Frackville High School.

Lee along with her late husband, William F. “Bill” Phillips Sr., were former proprietors of the Lyric Restaurant and Bar in Shenandoah.

She was a dedicated member and volunteer at the Berwick Senior Center. She also generously gave her time volunteering at Berwick Hospital and Glen Brook Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Berwick. Lee and her husband shared a love of dancing and traveling the world, and it was often said that they “danced their way through Europe”. Above all, Lee will be remembered as a kind, generous, and caring person who touched the lives of those around her.

Preceding her in death in addition to her parents and her husband, William F. “Bill” Phillips Sr. on April 11, 2016 were three brothers, Tony, Alex and Mickey Gatowski; two sisters, Mary “Mame” O’Connor and an infant at birth, Rita.

Surviving are her two sons, John P. Phillips and his wife Kathy of Berwick and William F. Phillips Jr. and his wife Marlene of Fernandina Beach, Florida; three grandsons, Nathan Phillips and his wife Shaina of Ringtown, Elliot Phillips of Ringtown and Drew Phillips and his wife Lindsay of Bensalem; two great-grandchildren, Grayson and Addy; her daughter-in-law, Sharon Phillips of Levittown; nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services and interment in Saint Joseph’s Cemetery, Frackville will be private at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made to the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind, 3800 Market Street, Suite 206, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or at www.pablind.org. Joseph J. Stutz, Inc. Funeral Home, 40 South Market Street, Mount Carmel, Joseph J. Stutz III, Supervisor, Christopher L. Kowalski, Director are in care of the arrangements. To offer condolences or to share memories or photos of Lee with her family, please sign the guestbook below.