Evelyn Manoogian Phelan transitioned after her 98th birthday. Evelyn was born in Worcester, daughter of Zabel Manoogian Krikorian and Nishan Manoogian. She lived most of her life in Holden with her beloved husband, John “Patrical” Phelan and at their summer home on Cape Cod. Evelyn worked for the Worcester Public Schools for 39 years as a primary school teacher. She and her family enjoyed 25 summers spent on Nantucket. Evelyn and John traveled the world with their best friends, Bill and Marjorie Laine. They were frequent travelers on the Cunard Line visiting Malaga, Milan and many other ports of call. Evelyn’s belief in life was to “see and do”.

Evelyn enjoyed simple pleasures; Nelson Eddy songs, Metropolitan Opera and historical fiction. She had a fantastic vocabulary and was quite knowledgeable of British history. Evelyn was a passionate baker and lived to eat. Her stature was small but her heart and soul were big. She leaves her daughters, Elizabeth and Ann; her niece, Chris Shustak, her son-in-law, Brian Biswas; Ann’s partner, Seth Dinoi and her grandchildren, Eliza Biswas, Mark Biswas, and Marguerite Wynter.

Remembrance of Evelyn Phelan, a lifetime member of the Armenian Church of the Martyrs, will be done Sunday, June 13th during their 11:00 am worship service. You may attend in person at 22 Ormond St., Worcester or attend via Zoom: Meeting ID: 871 2326 2775 Passcode: 674035.

To honor Evelyn’s memory, donations in her name made be made to Cape Cod Alzheimer’s Family Support Center of Brewster, 2095 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631 or to the Armenian Church of Our Martyrs Building Fund, 22 Ormond Street, Worcester, MA 01609. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main St., Holden.