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- Phyllis Rose Kroening, child of God, was called home to be with our Lord on Monday, March 7, 2016, at her home under the care of her family and Niagara Hospice.
She was born in the Town of Wheatfield, on April 16, 1925, the daughter of the late Philip C. and Rose (DeVantier) Walck.
She attended St. Peter's Lutheran School and LaSalle High School. After high school she held various jobs including housekeeping, working at Moore Business Forms and at Bell Aircraft during WW II, as a "Rosie the Riveter", assembling parts for planes.
Phyllis was united in marriage to Clarence A. Kroening on September 7, 1946, at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sanborn. They were married 61 years when Clarence was called home on December 31, 2007.
Phyllis was a devoted homemaker. She loved taking care of and spending time with her family - children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She and Clarence traveled widely; they visited many other countries and nearly all states in the U.S. In her later years, Phyllis enjoyed many visits with her family in New Jersey and Tennessee and with her sister in Florida. She looked forward to Friday night dinners with her sisters-in-law and Sunday lunches with friends after church.
A lifelong and faithful member of St. Peter's, she served on the Altar Guild, participated in the Women's Bible Study Group, and was a very active member of the Quilters Group. She and Clarence delivered quilts for many years to the Lutheran World Relief Warehouse in Maryland for those in need worldwide.
Phyllis is survived by three daughters, Linda (John) Pluff of Crossville, TN, Cheryl (James) Kluss of Sanborn, NY and Sandra (Gerald) Iulg of Bridgeton, NJ, five grandchildren Tanya (Ryan) Nakai, Todd Kluss, Tim (Nancy) Iulg, Nicole Pluff, and Dawn (Jeff) Hiatt and five great-grandchildren Lindsay Nakai, Drew Nakai, Annabelle Iulg, Timothy Iulg, Jr., and Magnolia Hiatt, two sisters-in-law Jane (late Edgar) Kroening and Ann (late Albert) Kroening and many nieces and nephews.
She was the the sister of the late Mae (late Arnold) Behrens.
Her family will be present on Friday from 2-4 & 6-8 PM at the RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY.
Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 11:00 AM at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road, Sanborn, with the Rev. Kenneth Spitler officiating.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Lutheran Church or Niagara Hospice.
Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com, for guest register.
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