Eggebraaten, Phyliss 1920-1997

EGGEBRAATEN, SEIBELS, WILDE

Posted By: Doris Hoffman (email)
Date: 7/3/2010 at 19:59:39

Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Monday, February 03, 1997
Le Mars, Iowa

Phyllis Eggebraaten

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. — Mrs.
Clifford (Phyllis) Eggebraaten, 76,
of Granite Falls, Minn., and formerly
of Maynard, Minn., died Thursday,
Jan. 30, 1997, at the Granite
Falls Hospital.

The former Phyllis Margaret
Wilde was born July 12,1920, in Le
Mars, the daughter of Lawrence
and Katherine "Katie" (Seibels)
Wilde. She was baptized and con-
firmed at St. John's Evangelical
Church in Le Mars. She graduated
from Le Mars High School in 1938.
On Dec. 13,1952, she married Clifford
Eggebraaten in Le Mars.

Phyllis worked as a telephone operator
in Le Mars for 10 years and
as head cook at the Maynard
(Minn.) School for 18 years. She
was also custodian at the Maynard
Lutheran Church for 25 years.

She was a member of the Garden
Club, Homemakers Club, American
Legion Auxiliary, Maynard Lutheran
Church Ladies Aid, and
several volunteer activities.

Survivors include her husband,
Clifford of Granite Falls; a son
Neal and his wife, Yvonne of Granite
Falls, Minn.; a daughter, Linda
and her husband, Greg Peterson of
Maple Grove, Minn.; five grandchildren,
Katie, Chris, and Barrett
Eggebraaten, and Darren and
Brent Peterson; one sister, Opal
and her husband, Donald Strassburg,
of Perry, Iowa; and many
nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her
parents.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m.
today (Monday), at the Maynard
Lutheran Church in Maynard,
Minn., with Pastor Mary Hovland
officiating. Spring burial will be in
the Maynard Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation was Sunday from 6 to 8
p.m. at the Wing-Bain Funeral
Home of Granite Falls, and also
one hour prior to services at the
church today (Monday). The Wing-
Bain Funeral Home was in charge
of arrangements.

Pallbearers were Wendell and
Kyle Ryer, Peter Stavne, Robert Vosika,
Steve Strassburg and Duane
Eggebraaten.