Phyllis Jean Toiberg

Phyllis Toiberg, age 85, of Storm Lake, Iowa formerly of Laurens, Iowa died on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center in Aurelia, Iowa. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Phyllis Jean Spooner was the 8th child born to Florence and Ernest Spooner on November 21, 1933 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Phyllis grew up in the Storm Lake area and attended Storm Lake Public Schools up to the 8th grade. She later obtained her GED in Fort Dodge Iowa in 1969. On March 31st 1950 Phyllis married Norris Alfred Hallengren and the couple resided in the Storm Lake area. The couple was blessed with 7 daughters, Sherille, Carol, Patty, Nora, Merry, Sandra and Kimberley. Tragically, Norris past away in 1967 at the age of 42 from a sudden heart attack. She continued raising her daughters in a home she purchased on West 4th Street in Storm Lake. In taking care of this young brood of girls, she took on a lot of school projects and felt like she had become a fulltime beautician giving endless perms and wondering if her nose would ever work right again after smelling all those stinky solutions. In what spare time she could find, she relished watching squirrels and birds and made sure she had some type of tasty snack for them. In June of 1969 Phyllis Married Jack Toiberg and during the time of their marriage, they resided in Storm Lake, Fort Dodge and Laurens. Jack passed away in 2008 and Phyllis then moved to Rembrandt where she resided until her health declined. At that time her daughter Sherille moved in with her as a full time caregiver until her until Phyllis's final days. Left to cherish the memory of Phyllis are her daughters Sherille Elliott (Rembrandt, Ia), Carol Anderson and husband Fred (Aurelia, Ia), Patty Weiland (Sioux Rapids, Ia), Nora Suter and husband Terry (Palmyra, Mo) and Kim Hickman (Rembrandt, Ia). Also included are 20 Grandchildren, 48 Great Grandchildren and 13 Great Great Grandchildren. Phyllis was preceded in death by husbands Norris Hallengren and Jack Toiberg, parents Florence and Ernest Spooner, siblings Floyd, Frank, Dorthy Schroeder, Bernadette Gynn, Mavis Hoch, Sylvia Neilson and Edward. Daughters Merry Haraldson and Sandy Sorenson. Grand Daughter Tamela Geist and Son-in-Laws Thomas Elliott and Dennis Weiland along with Great Great Grandson Tyler Treglia.

Phyllis Jean Toiberg

November 21, 1933 - December 6, 2018