With heavy hearts, we share the passing of Phyllis Schweitzer, 82,.
What follows is not the whole story, but a thread of it.
Phyllis entered this world in 1934 — the start of a journey that would span 82 years.
Phyllis held deeply to the Lutheran faith — and was, by all accounts, loved by those who knew her best.
What Phyllis believed shaped how she loved.
Phyllis A. Schweitzer, 82 of Parker died Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Golden Living Center in Salem. Funeral services will be at 11:00am Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker with burial in Rosehill Cemetery, Parker. Visitation will begin at 5:00pm Monday at Hofmeister Jones Funeral Home with a Prayer Service at 7:00pm Monday evening. Phyllis Ann Shafer was born on February 4, 1934 at Sioux Falls to Heije and Anna (Swenson) Schafer. She grew up near Parker where she graduated from Parker High School in 1952. She was employed at the Turner County Courthouse. On May 6, 1954 she was united in marriage to Raymond Schweitzer at Parker. She began her banking career at Parker with the Parker State Bank which later became the Northwestern Bank. She transferred to a branch in Sioux Falls where she retired in 1994. She enjoyed traveling and taking bus trips, embroidery and sewing, making fleece blankets, and loved playing Sudoku. Grateful for having shared her life are her daughter Sally of Parker; nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Raymond in 1999, and a brother Donald.
