Her loving husband, Lucas (Ray) predeceased her in death, 2008.
She is survived by her 3 daughters, Carla Noble and her husband Rob, Rhonda Yetter, and Renee Lanzon and her husband Craig. She was a loving grandmother to all 10 of her grandchildren, Ashley, Amanda, Grant and Hailey Noble, Celeste, Blake, and Bethany Yetter, and Lucas, Zachary, and Alex Lanzon.
Phyllis was a longtime resident of St Clair Shores, Michigan where she raised her 3 children. She was a proud, supportive mother and a devoted wife for 47 years. Phyllis enjoyed almost 20 years at the children’s department of the Eastland J.C. Penney.
Always available for some chit-chat over a cup of coffee, her amiable spirit shined brightest around the company of family and friends. She had a kindly wisdom with a charming presence--the type of woman to cheer for and console both sides of a competition. In triumph or tribulation, Phyllis would be right there, through it all, ready with the compassion only gifted grandmothers know. She lived out a rare, practical morality: doing today what could be done tomorrow, acting only upon that which can be changed, and always offering mutual respect.
A classic-hearted woman, she adored Golden Age Hollywood films, and easy listening music. Mention any film with Rock Hudson, Robert Redford, or Paul Newman and she would approve with a scowling nod, as if to denounce everything besides their magnificence. Particular of her tastes, she had the sacred-midwestern knack for finding virtue in modesty.
Later in her marriage, she made a tradition of driving up the east coast in a summer haze with no defined destination, and that's how we’d like to remember her: Getting love-drunk, lost in the New England seaside with her silver fox, Ray.
We love you, Grandma.
The visitation will be held at Kaul Funeral Home in St Clair Shores on Monday, June 8th from 3-8pm.
We will celebrate her life with a memorial service at the pavilion at George George Memorial Park, Clinton Twp., on Tuesday, June 9th, beginning at 5pm.
If you are attending visitation we ask that you please wear your mask and social distance the best you can. We are only allowing 10 guests in the visitation room at a time.
If you have any further questions please call the funeral home
