Phyllis Irene (Klingelsmith) Weaver

Phyllis Irene (Klingelsmith) Weaver, died on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at the age of 97 at Center for Hospice Care’s Esther’s House in Elkhart.

Phyllis was born October 13, 1927, in Seward, NE to the late Grover E. and Clara (Mury) Klingelsmith.  Phyllis was the fourth of five children born to her farming parents.  As a young child, her family moved from Seward, NE to Brethren, MI, which is where Phyllis grew up.  She graduated from Dickson High School in 1946.

On April 8, 1950, Phyllis married Donald Ray Weaver in Elkhart.  Phyllis and Donald celebrated almost 64 years of marriage before Donald’s death on February 11, 2014.

Surviving are two children, Jeri (Tom) Wagler of Bristol and Sue (Roger) Baker of Nappanee; eight grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren: Adrienne (William) Fredericks/Cole and Miles of Longmont, Co, Jesse (Butterfly) Wagler/Tommy and Willy of Santa Clarita, CA, Jami (Ryan Morgan) Smucker-Morgan/Abe and Etta of Columbus, OH, Bradley (Suzy) Smucker/Olive, Violet and Grayson of Plain City, OH, Heidi (John) Sebestyen/Ruthie and Silas of Plain City, OH, Andrea (Apu) Paul/Ravi and Danen of Suwanee, GA, Evan (Sara) Atkinson/Graham and Fisher of Elkhart, IN and Ben Baker of Jacksonville, FL.  Also surviving is a brother-in-law, Robert (Ruth) Wilson of Brethren, MI and a sister-in-law, Dorothy (Richard) Weaver of Englewood, CO.  She is also survived by many beloved nieces and nephews.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and siblings Dean (Ruth) Klingelsmith, Bernice (John) Harnish, Mildred Klingelsmith and Gerald (Betty) Klingelsmith, a daughter, Charlene (Weaver) Smucker and an infant grandson, Carl Edward Smucker.

Following high school graduation, Phyllis worked as a secretary and typist at Dickson High School and at a Brethren, MI doctor’s office.  After marriage and a move to Elkhart, Phyllis was a housewife.  In addition, she subcontracted medical transcription work, which she completed at home.  From 1965 to 1981, she was employed at Elkhart General Hospital in their Medical Records Department, retiring as the Medical Records Department Supervisor in 1981.

Phyllis had three well loved hobbies later in life which were needlework, jigsaw puzzling (completing more than a thousand 1,000-piece puzzles) and keeping a beautifully maintained yard.  She and Donald were long-time members of Prairie Street Mennonite Church.

Private family services will be held.  Please, honor Phyllis’s memory by giving a warm hug to someone you love.  Hartzler-Gutermuth-Inman Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

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