Phyllis Louise Edsall

1932 - 2017

Phyllis Louise

(Eicher) Edsall

August 28, 1932 -

May 9, 2017

Phyllis Edsall passed away peacefully on May 9th surrounded by family at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon. She was born in Pettisville, Ohio to Andrew Cyrus and Cora Elizabeth (Lantz) Eicher. As a child, her family settled in Fort Wayne, Indiana by way of Bryan, Ohio. Although her roots were Mennonite, she became a member of Trinity English Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne and remained a devout Lutheran for the remainder of her life. She attended Northside High School in Fort Wayne and received a degree in Hotel/Restaurant Management from West Valley College in Saratoga, California. She married her husband, Richard Edsall, after high school where they had met, and eventually settled in Los Gatos, California where they raised their three children. In 2003, they moved to Reno, Nevada where they enjoyed many years with old friends and made many new friends. In the Summer of 2016, they moved to Eugene, Oregon, where they continued to make new friends at Cascade Manor.

Phyllis and Richard loved to travel the world, attend symphonies and operas, and seldom missed a high school reunion in Fort Wayne. Phyllis also loved spending time at the lakes near Angola, Indiana where she would host family get-togethers and reunions with high school friends. She volunteered her time at Village House whose proceeds benefitted Ming Quong Childrens Home in Los Gatos. She was a member of PEO in both Los Gatos and Reno. Because her greatest love was her family, she never missed an opportunity to spend time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Richard Edsall and three grown children and their spouses: Eric and Jean Ann Edsall of Eugene, Oregon; Gary and Stephanie (Edsall) Miller of Woodland, California; and Brian and Jennifer (Edsall) West of Graeagle, California. She has six beautiful grandchildren: Rich and Megan (West) Green, Matthew West, Samantha Miller, Tony Miller, Deirdre Edsall and Andrew Edsall; and three great-grandchildren, Zoey, Isabelle and Lukas Green. She is also survived by her sister and her sister's husband Devon and Carol (Eicher) Simon of Venice, Florida and by her sister-in-law Lucille (Edsall) Secrist of New England in the Northeastern United States.

She is preceded in death by three sisters and their spouses: Raymond and Berneice (Eicher) Delancey, Don and Doris (Eicher) Batson, and Robert and Marilyn (Eicher) Lambert.

She lived a full life and spread joy to all she touched with her beautiful smile, kind disposition and loving heart.