Margaret A. Koenecke Phillips 1913-1979

PHILLIPS, KOENECKE, BARTLEMAN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 11/20/2011 at 19:31:10

Margaret Phillips
1913-1979
Estherville – Mrs. Robert (Margaret) Phillips died Tuesday morning in Green Bay, [per Wisconsin death record, Kewaunee] Wis., at the age of 66.

Services for Mrs. Phillips were conducted Thursday morning at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Estherville, with burial following in St. Patrick’s Cemetery.

Mrs. Phillips was born Oct. 14, 1913, in Estherville, to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Koenecke. She received her education in the Emmet County schools and Gruver High School, Gruver.

In November, 1945, she married Robert Phillips in Pomona, Calif. They lived in various areas and at the time of her death, were living in Kewaunee, Wis. She became a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church while in Estherville.

She is survived by her husband, Robert; one son, Robert, Oconomowoc, Wisc.; one grandson, Christopher; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Pauline Koenecke, Estherville; one aunt, Mrs. Marie Bartleman, Graettinger; one uncle, Walter Koenecke, Litchfield, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, November 1, 1979)