Phyllis Albers Euler, 87, passed away on May 10, 2017.
 

Phyllis was born August 19, 1929 to Glen and Maude (Swaim) Grimes near Falls City, NE, the younger of two daughters, eventually moving to Doniphan County when she was four years old. She graduated from Highland High School and Highland Community College, and attended St. Benedictine College. For several years, she taught grade school in Doniphan and Brown Counties.

She was married in 1951 to Byron Albers for 23 years, lived in Bendena, KS, and was a devoted mother to her two daughters. They were members of the St. John’s Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday school and sang in the choir. She was a soloist for numerous weddings, funerals, and community functions. She was active in the PTA, serving as President for one year, and also enjoyed being a 4-H leader for many years.

After Byron passed away, she married Jack Euler in 1975 and lived in Wathena, KS. They were married for 40 years where they dedicated their lives to family and community activities.

She was preceded in death by her husbands Byron Albers and Jack Euler, parents Glen and Maude (Swaim) Grimes, and sister Glenita Martin.

She is survived by daughters Deborah Albers Holthaus (Len) of Lee’s Summit, MO, and Pamela Albers Betta (Joe) of Somerset, PA; granddaughter Pam Hughes (Mike) of St. Joseph, MO; great granddaughter Amanda Chen (Jason) of St. Joseph, MO; great-great grandchildren Trinaty and Tre Chen; nieces Linda Sue Nasse of Overland Park, KS and Joan Burke (Rick) of Kansas City, MO; step-sons Rick Euler (Lori) and Joel Euler (Lynn) of Wathena, KS; step-grandchildren Jennifer Davis (Jason), Aubrey Griffin (Matt), J.T. Euler (Sarah), Zach Euler (Adrienne), Avery Euler, Linus Euler and Kimberly Euler all of Wathena, KS; and 11 step-great grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on May 15th at the United Methodist Church in Wathena, KS. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service and burial will follow at the Moray Cemetery in Bendena, Ks. Friends may call after 9 A.M. Saturday at the Harman-Rohde Funeral Home in Wathena, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Moray Cemetery Fund.