Phyllis Jeanne Bishop
March 12, 1927 — July 17, 2019
Phyllis Jeanne Bishop, 92, of Marion, Iowa, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 17, 2019. Family will greet friends from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, Marion. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at the church officiated by Reverend Miranda Klosterboer. A private family burial will take place at Evergreen Cemetery, Delhi, Iowa. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Phyllis was born March 12, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph F. and Olga R. (Sutthoff) Sindelar. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1944. Phyllis was united in marriage to George Bishop on June 8, 1946, in Cedar Rapids. She worked as an executive secretary for Collins Radio from 1962 to 1982. Phyllis and George retired to Lake Delhi in 1980 and wintered in Yuma, Arizona. They moved to their home in Delaware in 1992. George passed away December 24, 1999. Phyllis moved back to Marion in 2007.
Phyllis was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion where she was active in the bible study group. She volunteered at the Penn Center in Delhi and at Rainbow Acres in Arizona.
Phyllis is survived and lovingly remembered by her three children, Rodney (Valarie) Bishop of Center Point, Iowa, Sandra (Barry) Christensen of Eloy, Arizona, and Phillip (Shelley) Bishop of Solon, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, June Walker of Marion and Darlene Eidel of Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Olga Sindelar; husband, George Bishop; brother, Joseph (Jerry) Sindelar; and sister, Elaine Wharton Hoyt; sister-in-law, Mary Sindelar; and brothers-in-law, Hubert Walker and Richard Eidel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Phyllis’ memory to St. Luke’s Hospice, 290 Blairs Ferry Road NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402 or Rainbow Acres, 2120 Reservation Loop Rd. Camp Verde, Arizona, 86322.
Phyllis was born March 12, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph F. and Olga R. (Sutthoff) Sindelar. She graduated from St. Patrick High School in 1944. Phyllis was united in marriage to George Bishop on June 8, 1946, in Cedar Rapids. She worked as an executive secretary for Collins Radio from 1962 to 1982. Phyllis and George retired to Lake Delhi in 1980 and wintered in Yuma, Arizona. They moved to their home in Delaware in 1992. George passed away December 24, 1999. Phyllis moved back to Marion in 2007.
Phyllis was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion where she was active in the bible study group. She volunteered at the Penn Center in Delhi and at Rainbow Acres in Arizona.
Phyllis is survived and lovingly remembered by her three children, Rodney (Valarie) Bishop of Center Point, Iowa, Sandra (Barry) Christensen of Eloy, Arizona, and Phillip (Shelley) Bishop of Solon, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, June Walker of Marion and Darlene Eidel of Florida.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Olga Sindelar; husband, George Bishop; brother, Joseph (Jerry) Sindelar; and sister, Elaine Wharton Hoyt; sister-in-law, Mary Sindelar; and brothers-in-law, Hubert Walker and Richard Eidel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Phyllis’ memory to St. Luke’s Hospice, 290 Blairs Ferry Road NE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402 or Rainbow Acres, 2120 Reservation Loop Rd. Camp Verde, Arizona, 86322.
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