Phyllis McVaugh

April 16, 2021

Phyllis McVaugh left this world on Friday, April 16, 2021 at age 82. She was born in Passaic, NJ and lived most of her life in Toms River, NJ where she raised her family. She was predeceased by her parents, Anthony and Sadie Dai and sister Francis Paciulli. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 61 years, James McVaugh; her children, Deborah Fischer, VT, James McVaugh Jr., Toms River, Charles McVaugh and his wife, Catherine, Waretown and Cheryl McVaugh, CA; and 3 grandchildren Cameron McLaughlin, Keith Simpson and Kevin C. McVaugh, and her sister Laraine Dai-Sansone. She is also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Phyllis was the manager of the Singer sewing machine department in the House of Fabrics store, where she met her lifelong friends the “House of Fabrics Girls”. She was a successful real estate agent for over 20 years where she met more lifelong friends. She loved to dance and cook and share food with others, and she had many friends and many beloved cousins. Phyllis treasured her family greatly and treated and considered her friends as family.She left us too soon and our hearts weren’t ready, and we will always cherish our memories of her forever. Prayer of St. Francis Make me a channel of Your peace Where there is hatred, let me bring Your love Where there is injury, Your pardon Lord And where there's doubt, true faith in You Make me a channel of Your peace Where there's despair in life, let me bring hope Where there is darkness, only light And where there's sadness, ever joy Oh Master, grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to console To be understood as to understand To be loved as to love with all my soul. Make me a channel of Your peace It is pardoning that we are pardoned In giving to all men that we receive And in dying that we're born to eternal life Oh Master, grant that I may never seek So much to be consoled as to console To be understood as to understand To be loved as to love with all my soul Make me a channel of Your peace Where there's despair in life, let me bring hope Where there is darkness, only light And where there's sadness, ever joy.