Phyllis Marie (Olson) Lundgren, daughter of Carl Emanuel and Nellie Sophia (Wedell) Olson, was born on July 4, 1923 in York, Nebraska. She passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Shenandoah Medical Center in Shenandoah, Iowa at the age of 88.

Her early life was spent in the York, Nebraska area before the family moved to Strahan, Iowa, where Phyllis attended and graduated from Strahan High School with the Class of 1941.

On February 15, 1953, Phyllis was united in marriage to Vernon Martin Lundgren at the First United Methodist Church in Shenandoah. To this union two sons were born, Randall and Kirk. Following their marriage they resided in rural Yorktown, Iowa before moving to Essex in 1994.

Phyllis worked at one of the Shenandoah banks, Henry Field's Seed & Nursery, Lawson's Jewelry store and several other retail stores throughout her working career. She was a member of the Fremont Covenant Church and later transferred to the Faith Evangelical Covenant Church in Essex. Her interests were her family and grandchildren.

Preceding Phyllis in death were her parents; husband, Vernon, in 1999; and sister, Carol MacDonald Olson. Survivors include her two sons, Randall Lundgren of Essex and Kirk Lundgren and his wife Holly of Urbandale, IA; two grandchildren, Ciera Lundgren and Carter Lundgren, both of Urbandale, IA; two sisters, Eloise Turner of Papillion, NE and Lorraine Grindle of Glenwood, IA; two sister-in-laws, Myrtle Greever and husband Keith of Shenandoah and Nadine Lundgren of Essex. Phyllis is also survived by many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews; plus a host of other relatives and friends.