Phyllis A. DeMarco

Phyllis A. DeMarco

Age 89, of Vandalia, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2026, at Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton. Phyllis was born July 19, 1937 in Butler Twp., Ohio to the late Herbert & Martha Ellen (Karn) Davidson. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Alex V. DeMarco, in 2020; and by one sister, Evelyn Eckhardt.

Phyllis was an enthusiastic and dedicated high school English teacher having taught at both Vandalia-Butler & Tipp City high schools. She was an avid reader, bridge player, and loved doing her New York Times & Dayton Daily News crossword puzzles…. In ink and never in pencil. She loved her garden and the birds that came to her yard every day. She was dedicated to her family and was deeply loved and will be sorely missed.

Phyllis is survived by two children, Melissa DeMarco & her husband, Dennis Zander and Greg DeMarco & his wife, Cathy; one grandson, Justin Lowe; and by her extended family & many good friends.

The family will be receiving friends from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, on Saturday, October 31, at Morton & Whetstone funeral home, 139 S. Dixie Drive, Vandalia. Interment will follow at Polk Grove Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made in memory of Phyllis to Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45420 or Ohio’s Hospice of Miami County, 3230 N. Co. Rd. 25-A, Troy, Ohio 45373.