Phyllis Jean Loose
Born: April 5th, 1928
Died: February 10th, 2014
Obituary
Mrs. Phyllis Jean Loose, 85, of Burlington died at 7:59 p.m. Monday, February 10, 2014, at Great River Medical Center - Klein Center.
Born April 5, 1928 in Burlington, she was the daughter of Frank D. and Hazel Marie (Andrew) Ertz. On May 18, 1952 she married Donald LeRoy Loose in Burlington.
Mrs. Loose was a 1946 graduate of Burlington High School. She worked at TRW for 27 years, rising to the rank of executive secretary to the vice president before her retirement in 1983.
Mrs. Loose was a member of First United Church of Christ Church where she also served as a Sunday school teacher for ten years and was a member of Professional Business Women. She was a former member of the Moose and Eagle's auxiliaries. Her hobbies included reading, gardening, crafts and embroidery, and boating on the Mississippi. Additionally, she was a talented artist and enjoyed fashion design and drawing.
Survivors include her husband, Donald L. Loose of Burlington; one sister, Joyce (Milvern) Gueldenhaar of Mt. Pleasant; one nephew, Greg Loose of Spotsylvania, Virginia and two nieces, Diane Fleisher of New London and Shelly Henson of Poulsbo, Washington.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
The memorial funeral service for Mrs. Loose will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, February 17th, at First United Church of Christ with Pastor JudyAnn Morse officiating. Inurnment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery at a later date.
A memorial has been established for First United Church of Christ.
According to Mrs. Loose's wishes, cremation has been entrusted to Lunning Chapel.
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