Published On: Fri, Feb 8th, 2013

Obituaries

DEWOLFE, Dr. Phillip William, 92 of Brooksville, FL died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at HPH Hospice Care Center. He was born in Pittsburg, KS and came to the area 6 years ago from Boca Raton, FL. He was a U.S. Army WWII veteran and a member of St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton.  Dr. DeWolfe graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1946 and practiced medicine for 54 years. He was a founding member of Boca Raton Community Hospital and Morehead Memorial Hospital in Eden, North Carolina. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was on the Board of Directors for the Anne Wood DeWolfe Memorial Food Fund.   He was a member of the A.M.A. and  Rotary Club. He was an avid golfer, loved to read and do crossword puzzles. Phillip also loved art, poetry and music. He is survived by his wife: Barbara DeWolfe of Brooksville, FL; sons and daughter-in-law: George DeWolfe and Lydia Goetze of S.W. Harbor, ME; Dr. Michael DeWolfe of Chicago, IL; Dr. Andrew DeWolfe of Chapel Hill, NC; daughters and son-in-law: Barbara DeWolfe of Ann Arbor, MI; Nicole and Kenneth Reynolds of Spring Hill, FL; grandson:  Lucien DeWolfe, and his wife, Bethany of Greensburg, PA. A graveside service will be conducted at 12:30pm, Friday, February 8, 2013 at Florida National Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Anne Wood DeWolfe Food Fund c/o of St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton, FL.

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