Phyllis E. Fricke
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born Feb. 5, 1915, in Whitley County, to Garth and Jessie Bayman Kyler. On Nov. 23, 1939, she married Waldemar H. Fricke, who died June 5, 1971.
She graduated from Larwill High School and International Business College. She worked in Fort Wayne as a bookkeeper until 1945, when she and her husband moved to Whitley County to join the Kyler dairy farming business. From 1959-84 she was a bookkeeper for Pierceton Trucking Co. and South Whitley Trucking Co. After retirement, she volunteered in the gift shop at Whitley County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Collamer Christian Church where she played organ and piano for many years. She published a book about her family in 1983 called "The Better To Know You". She was a member of Colonial Dames, Daughter of the American Revolution and Delta Theta Tau Sorority.
Surviving are two daughters, Janie Fricke (and Jeff Steele), Dallas, Texas, and Julia Robinson, South Whitley; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, a son and a grandson.
A graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Booneville Cemetery with Pastor David Wagoner officiating.
Smith & Sons Funeral Home, South Whitley, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to Collamer Christian Church or Parkview Home Health & Hospice.
Condolences may be sent via smithandsonsfuneralhome.com
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She was born Feb. 5, 1915, in Whitley County, to Garth and Jessie Bayman Kyler. On Nov. 23, 1939, she married Waldemar H. Fricke, who died June 5, 1971.
She graduated from Larwill High School and International Business College. She worked in Fort Wayne as a bookkeeper until 1945, when she and her husband moved to Whitley County to join the Kyler dairy farming business. From 1959-84 she was a bookkeeper for Pierceton Trucking Co. and South Whitley Trucking Co. After retirement, she volunteered in the gift shop at Whitley County Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Collamer Christian Church where she played organ and piano for many years. She published a book about her family in 1983 called "The Better To Know You". She was a member of Colonial Dames, Daughter of the American Revolution and Delta Theta Tau Sorority.
Surviving are two daughters, Janie Fricke (and Jeff Steele), Dallas, Texas, and Julia Robinson, South Whitley; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, a son and a grandson.
A graveside service will be at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Booneville Cemetery with Pastor David Wagoner officiating.
Smith & Sons Funeral Home, South Whitley, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials may be made to Collamer Christian Church or Parkview Home Health & Hospice.
Condolences may be sent via smithandsonsfuneralhome.com
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