Resident of Santa Cruz

Phyllis passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family on December 17, 2024. Phyllis was born on September 19, 1955 to Domenico and Clementina Farda. She was a native of Pennsylvania. Throughout her life, Phyllis lived in Strousburg and Villanova, PA, New York, and in Santa Cruz, CA. She graduated from college in Villanova with a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Santa Clara in Business Administration. Phyllis worked as a branch manager at Bay Federal Credit Union, in the construction industry, and as an insurance billing specialist.

She will be greatly missed. She was a gifted athlete and spent her life swimming and running. Her community and friends at the UCSC and Simpkins pool were like family. Her fragility in the last few years of her life caused her to give up swimming and running. But she would go on long fast walks along Pleasure Point to Capitola saying “hi” to all of her friends along the way. She was a staple of the Pleasure Point community living on East Cliff Dr. She was friends with the surfers that parked in front of her house daily and all the people she would see on her walks.

Phyllis is survived by her sons Dominic Dollar, Shawn Dollar; daughter-in-law Jenn Dollar; grandchildren Kai and Kaylee Dollar; brother Anthony Farda and sister-in-law Teri Farda.