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Phyllis Brunk Obituary

Phyllis Irene Brunk, 75, passed away at the Mesilla Valley Hospice in Las Cruces, New Mexico on November 23, 2009. Phyl was born in Fulton County Ohio on August 12, 1934, and graduated from Eastern Mennonite College in Harrisonburg, Virginia. As an adult, she lived in Charlottesville, Virginia, Iowa City, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Las Cruces, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, where she taught school, did tax returns, and sold real estate, insurance, and medical equipment at various times in her career. She liked to bowl and to travel, was an avid reader, and loved living in the southwest.

Phyl is survived by three daughters, Jill Dow, Heather Abernethy, and Lara Kirsten Strong; two sons, Sam and Geoff Brunk; four grandchildren, David, Isaac, and Alysia Dow, and Madeleine Brunk; a sister, Rachel Frerichs; and two brothers, Marvin and Paul Frey. Her parents, Ora and Irene Frey, and two sisters, Eunice Jordan and Thelma Frey, preceded her in death. Memorial services will be held at a later time.


Arrangements are with La Paz-Graham's Funeral Home. To send condolences go to www.lapaz-grahams.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Las Cruces Sun-News on Nov. 28, 2009.

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Sean Downey

December 10, 2009

Sam, Heather, Jill, Kirsten and Geoff,
Sorry to hear about Phyl, I always had fond memories of her and will always remember her kindness. I lost my father this September and can imagine some of the things you all are feeling.
Thinking of you, Sean Downey

Rachel Rychener

December 2, 2009

Jill, Heather, Lara, Sam and Geoff,
You don't know me...my husband Duane Rychener was Phyllis's cousin. He passed away in 2006 from cancer. I am sorry to hear of your mother's death even though we have been out of touch for many years. I had hoped we might meet in Arizona next April at the Rychener cousins get-together. My prayers are with you and your families.

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