Phyllis Carol (Snow) Rauchnot 1945 - 2009

SNOW, RAUCHNOT, CLAPPSADDLE

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 7/23/2020 at 20:23:18

Sioux City Journal
15 March 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Phyllis Carol (Snow) Rauchnot, 63, illustrated great love, joy and strength throughout her life before she entered eternal life on Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Sioux City.

Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Monday at Heartland Community Baptist Church in Sioux City. A second memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Chippewa Valley Bible Church in Chippewa Falls, Wis. Pastor Gene Stockton of Heartland Baptist will officiate at both services. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave. Online condolences may be sent to www.christysmith.com.

Phyllis was born June 5, 1945, in Menomonie, Wis., to Philip and Meta (Clappsaddle) Snow. She grew up there and worked on the family farm while excelling in school, sports and musical activities, graduating from Menomonie High School in 1963.

She married Jack Karns and had a daughter, Shani Johnson. She later married Jack Rauchnot of Hudson, Wis., and had a daughter, Gia Emory. The family moved to Siouxland in 1976, where she raised her daughters. Eventually she moved back to the Menomonie area until 2008, when she decided to buy a second home in Sioux City so she could share her time with her two daughters and grandchildren.

Phyllis' elegant demeanor and contagious personality touched the lives of many. She was gifted at making everyone feel special and found humor in just about everything. Her greatest joys were her love for Jesus Christ, her daughters, grandchildren, Jack and Grace and her friends. She had many.

Survivors include her two daughters, Shani and Michael Johnson of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and Gia and Ron Emory of Sioux City; two grandchildren, Jack and Grace; a sister, Grace Fostmeier of Destin, Fla.; a brother, Carl and Sue Snow of Menomonie, Wis.; mother-in-law, Agnes Rauchnot of Hudson, Wis.; and friend, Jack Karns of Brooklyn, Wis.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Calora Lokken and spouse, Jack Rauchnot.

In Sioux City, memorials may be directed to St. Luke's Regional Medical Center, Oncology Unit.