Rehnstrom, Phyllis Ann (1935-2018)

REHNSTROM, CHINDLUND, LANGNER, DRIVER, KAIN, HOPF

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:23

Phyllis Ann Rehnstrom
July 3, 1935 - June 28, 2018

Phyllis Ann Rehnstrom, age 82, of Alta, Iowa, went home to her loving Lord on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa

Phyllis Ann Chindlund, a daughter of Frances (Langner) and Conrad Chindlund, was born on July 3, 1935, in Storm Lake, Iowa. Baptized as an infant and later confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake, she attended the Storm Lake public school and graduated from Fairview High in 1953.

On September 27, 1953, she married Merrill Rehnstrom, her high school sweetheart. Subsequently, they were blessed with three children: Craig, Cherri, and John. Phyllis and Merrill worked hand in hand on the farm as she enjoyed staying home and raising their children.

A member of the Neighborhood Busy Bee Club, Phyllis, also, belonged to the Center Grove Evangelical Free Church for many years. There, she taught Sunday School, led the vacation Bible school, and actively participated in the women’s ministry. After the Center Grove Evangelical Free Church closed, she joined the Hope Evangelical Free Church in Storm Lake.

In her spare time, Phyllis liked gardening, baking, and admiring antiques. In addition, she enjoyed riding through the countryside in her car enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. Moreover, she treasured her family and she found solace in living within eight miles of her children. Lovingly, remembered as a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, she will be, deeply, missed by all who knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her husband of sixty-four years, Merrill Rehnstrom, of Alta, Iowa; her children: Craig (Mary) Rehnstrom, of Alta, Iowa, Cherri (Phil) Driver, of Linn Grove, Iowa, and John (Louise) Rehnstrom, of Alta, Iowa; her grandchildren: Jesse (Merli) Driver, of Bali, Indonesia, Leah (Jim) Kain, of Des Moines, Iowa, Rachel (Greg) Haack, of Emmetsburg, Iowa, Jacob Rehnstrom (fiancée, Kim Hopf) of Watertown, South Dakota, Amy Rehnstrom (significant other, John Dahl), of Alta, Iowa, and Ange Rehnstrom (significant other, Aaron Schossow), of Fort Collins, Colorado; her great grandchildren: Jace Rehnstrom and Lauralea Hopf; her brother, Ronald (Ann) Chindlund, of Storm Lake, Iowa; and her brother-in-law, Robert Rehnstrom, also of Storm Lake, Iowa; as well as nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, Conrad and Frances Chindlund, and her parents-in-law, Eldon and Viola Rehnstrom.

Memorial Services will be held on Monday, July 2, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at the Hope Evangelical Free Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place on Sunday, July 1, 2018, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements.

Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Alta, Iowa, 2018.

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