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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Phyllis Torrente passed away on March 13, 2026, at the age of 99.
Born Phyllis Scaduto on May 26, 1926, in Trapani, Sicily, Italy. She was 10 years old when she immigrated to the U.S., residing in San Francisco.
Phyllis met her future husband, Frank Torrente, in December 1946, then married on Dec. 18, 1948. They had 53 years together and raised six children.
They retired to Clearlake in 1981, where she resided for the remainder of her life. She was always surrounded by family, which was very important to her.
She is survived by her sons and daughters: Ventura Torrente, Gale Grimm, Phyllis Ann Torrente and Michael Torrente, all of Clearlake; daughters and sons-in-law, Antonina and Rickey Falasco of San Bruno and Frances and Greg Grigsby of Citrus Heights; grandchildren, Frances and Aldo Escorcia, Tom and Buffy Wedertz, Richard and Evelyn Falasco, Jenn Brust, Robert L. Millsap (Leah), Bryan Forney and Jessica Forney; 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Speranza Giacalone of Monterey; numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews; and many, many friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank; granddaughter, Angela Grimm; son-in-law, Robert A. Millsap; and daughter-in-law, Lucy Fraley.
Visitation will be held at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary on Monday, March 23, from 9 to 11 a.m., with the Rosary beginning at 10 a.m.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary Immaculate Catholic Church on March 23 at noon, with burial to follow at Lower Lake Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please donate to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023.
Arrangements by Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, 707-263-0357 or 707-994-5611, or visit chapelofthelakes.com.