Funeral services for Phyllis D. Lorenz, age 96 of Lemmon, will be held at 2:00pm Friday, January 11, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Pastor Ken Miller will officiate with burial in Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.


A family service will be held at 7:00pm on Thursday evening at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.


Special music will be provided by Ruth Waller, pianist. Kim Landis and Heather Landis will sing, "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," "Rock of Ages," and "In The Garden". The congregation will sing, "My Faith Looks Up To Thee". Other special selections played on tape are "I Can Only Imagaine".


Serving as casketbearers are Matthew Lorenz, Steven Schaible, Dennis Schaible, Rikky Lorenz, Brian Lorenz, Lance Lorenz, Dean "Butch" Martin, Shane Mason, Myron McPherson, and Raymond McPherson. All friends and relatives are considered honorary bearers.


PHYLLIS DEVOTA BOLKE was born March 2, 1911 on the family homestead in Orange Township, Adams County, ND to Bruno F. and Lydia (Pfieffer) Bolke. At age 6, she started attending the Dunn School and when it closed she attended the Orange Township School. Phyllis attended high school in Lemmon graduating in 1932. She attended a School for the Deaf in Devils Lake, ND for two years with her sister to assist her in communicating with others. She did domestic work in the Lemmon area for several years.


Phyllis was united in marriage to Roman "GW" Lorenz on February 5, 1938 at McIntosh, SD. Eleven children were born to this union, Roger, Helen, Sharon, Nancy, Richard, Linda, Judy, Bruno "Tony", Sandra, James, and Randolph. They lived in the Lemmon area for several years and in 1963, moved into Lemmon. She baby sat many area children and worked in cafes.


Her husband passed away on September 15, 1965. Phyllis continued to do a lot of quilting and work in area cafes. She moved into the HUD apartments in 1975.


In September of 1999, Phyllis entered Five Counties Nursing Home. She passed from this life there on Monday, January 7, at the age of 96 years, 10 months, 5 days.

Phyllis was a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Orange Homemakers Club, and the Lemmon Senior Citizens. She enjoyed playing cards, quilting, tatting and knitting, gardening, flowers, visiting with friends and family, and enjoyed traveling in her later years.


Surviving family members include her 5 daughters and son-in-law, Helen Schaible, Bismarck, ND; Sharon Vallance, Arlington, TX; Nancy Lipkins, Port Orange, FL; Judy Mason, Hubbard, OR; Sandra and Bob Radke, Wibaux, MT; 4 sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and Barbara Lorenz, Lexington, OK; Richard and Karen Lorenz, Bismarck, ND; Tony and Barbara Lorenz, Huron, SD; James "Jim" Lorenz and friend Laurie Schneider, Lemmon, SD; special family friend, Randy Schwab, Lemmon, SD; 22 grandchildren, 45 great grandchildren.


She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; infant son Randolph; daughter, Linda Martin; 2 sisters, Helen Weige and Arlene Bolke; grandson, Charles Vallance Jr.; granddaughter, Emelia Whitted; 3 sons-in-law, Reinhold Schaible, Tom Lipkins, Wade Mason; 2 daughters-in-law, Marge Lorenz and Nancy Lee Lorenz.