Service Details
Funeral Services celebrating Phyllis’s life will be on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 11:00 am in Racine Bible Church, 12505 Spring Street, with Rev. Darien Bowers officiating. Entombment will be at West Lawn Memorial Park. A luncheon will follow. Visitation will be in the church on Friday from 9:30–11:00 am.
Memorial Suggestions
In memory of Phyllis, memorials to Samaritan’s Purse (providing Christian international relief to those in need) have been suggested.
Racine – Phyllis (nee: Quandt) Orth, age 71, passed away peacefully, surrounded with the love of her family, on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Hospice Alliance – Hospice House in Pleasant Prairie.
Phyllis was born in Milwaukee on March 13, 1947 to the late Edward and Lydia (nee: Junghans) Quandt. A 1965 graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran High School, she went on to graduate from Gateway Technical College with a Licensed Practical Nursing degree. On August 21, 1981 she was united in marriage with Joseph George Orth.
With a profound Christian faith and devoted to studying her Bible, Phyllis attended Racine Bible Church. She served our community as a compassionate & caring LPN with St. Mary’s/ All Saints / Ascension Medical Center for over 35 years, having been awarded the “Caring Heart” by her peers before retiring in 2014. Among her interests, she enjoyed reading, sewing, crafts and cooking. Above all, Phyllis was all about her entire family. They were her world!
Surviving are her loving husband, Joseph Orth; children, Dean Berget, Dawn (Robert Horn) Walling, Daniel (Sarah Wilson) Berget, Nathan (Tabitha) Orth, Joseph (Michelle) Orth and Lisa (John) Kalwitz; grandchildren, Joseph & William; Rebecca, Hannah, Violet, Aaron & Jamie; Elyssia & Marisa; Oliver & Lydia; Holly, Brandon, Ethan & Kristin; Desiree, Jordan & Jayme; great-grandchildren, Andrew, Mason, Brevyn, Daxtyn, Ava, Christopher, Kahna, Pharlie, Chasen, Elway, Kylee & Sonia; sisters, Marian Schroeder, Lois Rehm, (twin sister) Alyce (James Hulton) Bergbower; sister-in-law, Bridget Quandt; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
In addition to her parents, Phyllis was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Heather; brother, Harvey Quandt; brothers-in-law, Harlow Schroeder and Rev. Merlin Rehm.
Funeral Services celebrating Phyllis’s life will be on Friday, February 15, 2019 at 11:00 am in Racine Bible Church, 12505 Spring Street, with Rev. Darien Bowers officiating. Entombment will be at West Lawn Memorial Park. A luncheon will follow. Visitation will be in the church on Friday from 9:30–11:00 am. In memory of Phyllis, memorials to Samaritan’s Purse (providing Christian international relief to those in need) have been suggested.
Special note of thanks to Dr. Ryan Engel, Dr. Shayan Rayani, Hospice Alliance & Ascension All Saints Hospital for the comforting care & support given in Phyllis’s time of need. May God bless all of you!
Anonymous says
I am going to miss you so very much. My sons have lost there Gramma but we have so many beautiful memories that will last forever. I am so thankful i got to be there for you as you asked me to be and i needed to be. I LOVE YOU MOM! Love, Dean
Lois Q. Rehm, Eastchester, NY says
I mourn the death of my dear sister, Phyllis, but am comforted knowing of her strong faith and trust in Jesus Christ as her Savior. My heartfelt sympathy to Joe, her true love and partner, and to her children and grandchildren as they carry on as a family and with the holiday traditions she and Joe established and hosted. Phyllis valued and loved these get togethers and loved all her children and grandchildren. Her love extended just as deeply to her step children and their children. She loved all of them equally. From little on, my sister had a giving and affectionate nature. She and her twin sister, though ten years younger than me, were both very close to me. Phyllis, a woman of firm faith, would have prayed in her final hours, “In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!”
Barbara Piatt says
I never had the privilege of meeting Aunt Phyllis. She was married to my Uncle Joey. I did become friends with her on Facebook and almost everyday was so encouraged by her Godly wisdom and all the inspirations she would post. She really touched my heart with her faith and I want to say to her family and my Uncle Joey that I am so sorry for your loss but just want you to know how she touched my heart through her faith.
Wendy Smith says
To my friend and mentor (twice)I’ve had the pleasure of knowing you for 30 years. I am so thankful for that. You will be missed.. Love you. ❤
Wendy
Laura Morgenson says
Joe and family,
I am so sorry for your loss. It was great knowing Phyllis and it was very obvious how great of a family you guys are. God bless you during this difficult time.
Hannah Berget says
So many memories fill my heart with JOY! Grandma HAPPY, the nickname we called her by, because she was always happy, smiling, and that laugh! Boy that laugh was so contagious, it was the best laugh I have ever heard!
The strength Grandma had was amazing! She fought the hardest fight!
For all the moments I get to carry with me for my lifetime, I am so very grateful!
I am going to miss my Grandma Happy very much, but I am comforted knowing that she is in HEAVEN dancing and rejoicing with the Lord!
❤️ Until we met again Gram ❤️
REST IN HEAVEN
Gail and Chuck Berth says
My sincere sympathy to Joe and your entire family. Phyllis was a beautiful person, so loving and caring. It was my privilege to have been friends with her. May your faith in God guide you through this difficult time.