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Lily Philp Obituary

Philp, Lily Jane (nee Gill), age 92, beloved wife of the late Hartley Philp, devoted mother of Sylvia (the late Anthony) Grillo and the late Thomas Hartley (Elaine) Philp, loving grandmother of six and great-grandmother of ten, fond sister of the late William (Jessie) Gill, aunt of many. Resting at the Schmaedeke Funeral Home, 10701 S. Harlem Ave., Worth, where services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 20, 2002. Visitation Friday, 5 to 9 p.m. Interment Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery. 708-448-6000. Visit our Guest Book at suntimes.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Apr. 18, 2002.

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