Natalie A. Downey

She was born January 19, 1939 in Norwich, the daughter of the late Curtis and Miriam (Grover) Phillips. She married the late James Patrick Downey on June 11, 1960. He passed away on May 24, 2013.

She was a devoted wife and mother, and had worked for many years at Weight Watchers.

She loved to bake and was famous for her homemade whoopee pies. She loved reading Amish books and was an accomplished seamstress. She was a member of the Norwich Senior Center and a communicant of the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich.

She is survived by her daughters Audrey Leone and husband Luke of Lisbon, Amy Adams and her husband James of Norwich, brother Malcolm Phillips and wife Terry of Colchester, grandchildren Christopher, Kevin, and Nicole Palmer and Jessica and Joshua Leone.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her brother Louis Phillips and his wife Viola.

A calling hour will be held Saturday, November 7, 2015 from 9am to 10am at the Church and Allen Funeral Home in Norwich and will proceed to an 11 am Mass of Christian Burial at the Cathedral of St. Patrick. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.

Memorial donations in Natalie’s memory may be made to the Cathedral of St. Patrick, 213 Broadway Norwich CT 06360 or to St. Vincent de Paul Place Soup Kitchen, 120 Cliff St. Norwich CT 06360.

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The Church and Allen Funeral Home, 136 Sachem St. Norwich, is entrusted with arrangements.