Philip Von Iderstein

Philip was born on February 13, 1947, the son of the late Irl and Madeleine (Bailey) Von Iderstein. He was raised and educated in Scituate, and attended UMASS – Boston. He acquired his Plumbing and Master Plumber’s license and started his own business, Vonco Mechanical, which he operated for over 30 years.

He grew up in a musical family and had a great love of singing. Phil was in the band, “The Features” during his high school years and won the Boston Battle of the Bands. He was a member of The Duxbury Players and performed in several productions. He was also a member of the Cohasset Congregational Church choir and the lead in their Gilbert and Sullivan shows.

Phil was an avid golfer and a member of Scituate CC in the early 70’s and 80’s. He joined Hatherly CC in the 90’s and was an active member until his illness.

He enjoyed planting and tending his vegetable gardens and sharing his ‘crop’.

He is survived by his wife Adelisa Barbosa; his children Cindia Norton of Scituate and her husband Paul; Erica Riley of Cohasset and her husband Michael; Laura Herrald of Hingham and her husband Tyler; Kyle Von Iderstein of Hingham and his wife, Casey (Haight). He will be sadly missed by his 8 grandchildren, his sister, Priscilla Cahill of Scituate, nieces and nephews, and his former wife, Mary Jean Von Iderstein of Marina Bay.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend visiting hours on Monday, July 15, 2019 from 4-8pm at the Richardson–Gaffey Funeral Home, 382 First Parish Rd., Scituate, MA. The burial will be private for family in Hingham.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Philip’s memory may be made to the Scituate Animal Shelter, 780 Chief Justice Cushing Hwy., Scituate, MA 02066.