Phyllis ZEHR

28 JUN 1922 - 10 JAN 2018

• BIRTH: 28 JUN 1922, Berne, Adams, Indiana
• DEATH: 10 JAN 2018, Mishawaka, Indiana

• MARRIAGE: 8 OCT 1943, Adams Cty., Indiana

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[N18487] Phyllis J. Stogdill
Jun. 28, 1922 - Jan. 10, 2018
MISHAWAKA - Phyllis Jane Zehr Stogdill passed away January 10, 2018. She was born June 28, 1922, in Berne, Indiana to Rena and Arthur Zehr. Phyllis had two sisters, Isabelle and Josephine, and one brother, Thomas Zehr. As a young lady, Phyllis enjoyed music along with her family. Piano lessons were followed by unusual music experiences. She was a member of a xylophone ensemble and an accordion group. She played double bass from 7th grade through college. Music continued as she starred as Anne in “Anne of Green Gables,” her senior year of high school. She went on to study music at Ball State College. Phyllis gave of her time and talent in many ways in her church and community, as well as raising her family and being a devoted wife to her husband, Bill. She served as a Circle Leader in her church, Co-chairman of Membership Committee; member of PSI IOTA XI, Medical Auxiliary, AAUW, Antique Collectors Club, and P.E.O. a philanthropic organization. Phyllis accompanied where needed in church meetings or community meetings. She shared her love of cooking and presentation of food, as well as flowers. She shared her faith and devotion to the Lord and instilled the same in her children. She and Bill attended the Kumduble Sunday School Class. While Phyllis enjoyed music with her family and through school, she also enjoyed watching the garden grow and learning to cook with what the family had raised. Grapes grew over the arbor on the back fence and raspberry bushes produced fine berries while the roses bloomed. Her mother taught Phyllis to use the grapes to make jelly. The back yard was planted one-half in vegetables and one-half in flowers, so Phyllis learned to cook a variety of items. Her mother and dad showed her how to “trim a rose bush so it would bloom” and how to collect seed from annuals for the following year. She used all of these skills later as she became a wife, mother and grandmother. In October 1943, Phyllis married William J. Stogdill. It was wartime, so after training in the U.S. Marines, Bill was sent overseas. Phyllis returned to Ball State to finish school and graduate. She wrote to Bill every day while he was overseas. In their love of antiques, Phyllis and Bill were able to do a matching service for people looking for just the right piece of Haviland. Phyllis is survived by her three children, Steve (Corinne) Stogdill, Brian (Valerie) Stogdill, and Linda (Robert) Krieder. She has eight grandchildren, Jessica (Adam) Weaver, James Stogdill, Eli Stogdill, Nathan (Jane) Stogdill, Lauren (Spence) Curry, Beth (Jim) Wright, Cathy (Craig) Todd, Scott (Rachel) Krieder. She also had eight great-grandchildren. Her husband, Bill, preceded her in death in September 2000. She is also survived by one brother-in-law, Dr. Thomas Stogdill and one sister-in-law, Marceil Zehr Kryder. Visiting hours will be at the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home North, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend, Indiana 46635, on Sunday, January 14, 2018, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 2:00 p.m. The service will follow at 2:00 p.m. and Phyllis will be buried at Fairview Cemetery in Bluffton, Indiana, on Friday, January 19, 2018, at noon. Donations may be made to the William J. Stogdill Scholarship Fund in care of the Wells County Foundation in Bluffton or to the Clay Church, South Bend, Indiana. Family and friends may leave email condolences at www.welsheimer.com. Published in South Bend Tribune on Jan. 12, 2018

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Name William James Stogdill
Event Marriage Registration
Event Date 17 Oct 1943
Event Place Adams, IN
Gender Male
Age (Estimated) 22
Race White
Number Marriage 1st
Birth Date 23 Sep 1921
Birthplace Wells, Indiana
Marriage Lic Date 08 Oct 1943
Marriage Place Adams, Indiana
Father's Name James N Stogdill
Mother's Name Mabel Bryan
Spouse's Name Phyllis Zehr
Spouse's Reside Berne, Indiana
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 21
Spouse’s Marriage 1st
Spouse's Race White
Spouse's Birth Date 28 Jun 1922
Spouse's Birthplac Berne, Indiana
Spouse's Father Arthur Zehr
Spouse's Mother Rena Macklin
Officiator's Name C H Wiederkehr
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