Phyllis Irene Olson Marsh
- Birth
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Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska, USA
- Death
- 13 Nov 2011 (aged 94)
McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska, USA
- Burial
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McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska
Phyllis Irene Marsh, 94, died Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, at Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska. Phyllis was born to William G. and Ellen (Fosberg) Olson on April 17, 1917, in Minden, Nebraska.
Phyllis was two years old when the family moved to McCook in 1919. She graduated from McCook High School in 1935, and attended McCook Jr. College for one year.
On April 9, 1939, Phyllis married Carl Frederic Marsh at the Memorial United Methodist Church in McCook, Nebraska.
The couple remained in McCook where they were involved in the family business, the Marsh Insurance Agency. Phyllis continued to stay actively involved with the business for many years.
Phyllis was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church and P.E.O. chapter X. Phyllis was an avid bridge player and enjoyed entertaining friends and family. Her three grandsons were her pride and joy.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Fred, on Jan. 8, 1986; two brothers, Axel Olson and Elmer Olson; two sisters, Mildred Swan and Alvina Norman; and two nephews, Don Olson Sr. and Tom Remington.
Phyllis is survived by: son, Bill Marsh of McCook, Nebraska and daughter, Jane (Marsh) Lenners and her husband, Danny of Imperial, Nebraska; grandsons, Gabe Lenners and Grant Lenners of Imperial, Nebraska and Chase Marsh of Los Angeles, California and a host of relaives and friends.
Interment was in the Memorial Park Cemetery, McCook, NE..