Phyllis Jean (Gill) Brackelsberg (1940-2010)

BRACKELSBERG, GILL, GRAMER, NESBITT, ANTELMAN, OLIPHANT, RATH

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/7/2012 at 08:27:55

From Adams & Soderstrum Funeral Home obituary, Story County, Iowa:

Phyllis Jean Brackelsberg

BORN: May 10, 1940
DIED: October 1, 2010
LOCATION: Ames, Iowa

Phyllis Brackelsberg age 70 of Ames died Friday, October 1, 2010 at the Israel Family Hospice Center. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, October 4th at the Adams & Soderstrum Family Funeral Home in Ames. A celebration of her Going Home will be 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday October 5th at Collegiate United Methodist Church in Ames. A luncheon at the church will follow.

Phyllis was born in Moorhead, MN on May 10, 1940, the daughter of Walter and Elda Gill. She graduated from Moorhead High School in 1958. After graduating from North Dakota State University, Phyllis married Paul O. Brackelsberg on May 27, 1960 at the First United Methodist Church, Fargo ND. She received her Master’s Degree from the University of Connecticut. While a faculty member at Iowa State University, Phyllis received Outstanding Teacher Award in 1980 and an Outstanding Advisor Award in 1994. She received a Faculty Citation from Iowa State University Alumni Association in 1985; Phyllis retired after 29 years in May 1998.

Phyllis was a member of Collegiate United Methodist Church from 1966 upon arriving in Ames. She was a member of United Methodist Women, PEO, Home and Community division of Home Economics, and Iowa Home Economics Association (Iowa Association of Family and Consumer Sciences) and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. Her hobbies included sewing and tailoring for her family and friends, entertaining family and guests, and traveling in support her children and grandchildren’s activities. Her loving memory and lasting legacy will live on through her nineteen grandchildren.

Phyllis is survived by her husband, Paul; their children Phil (Crystal) Brackelsberg of Edmond, OK; two grandchildren Carissa and Brianna; Paula (Bill) Gramer of Cottage Grove, MN; nine grandchildren, William, Walter, Sandra, Pamela, Joanna, Philip, Eric, Johnny and Rebekah; Pam (Troy) Nesbitt of Ames, IA; seven grandchildren Rachel (Jessie) Antelman, Renee (Josh) Peterson, Tyler, Trisha, Morgan, Malachi and Trey; her sisters Marilyn Oliphant of Lakewood, MN and Barbara (David) Rath of Fargo, ND. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, brother-in-law Ron Oliphant, and grandson Alec Brackelsberg.

Memorials in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.ALZ.org.

Visitation

October 04, 2010
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service
502 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
515-232-5121
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Funeral Service

October 05, 2010
10:30 AM
Collegiate United Methodist
2622 West Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50014

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