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Phyllis Marie Dettmann, 92, of Monona, Iowa passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024.\u00a0 She was born in 1932 in Luana, Iowa to parents Willis and Selma Lamker.\u00a0 She attended Luana public school and graduated from Monona High School (1949) and Iowa State Teachers College (n\/k\/a University of Northern Iowa) (1951) in Cedar Falls, Iowa receiving a Kindergarten\/Primary Teaching Certificate.<\/p>\n
She subsequently taught First Grade in Coggon, Iowa and Kindergarten in Luana, Iowa and later in life was a preschool teacher at the Monona Preschool.\u00a0 In addition to her full time occupation as a farmer with her husband and mother to their five children, Phyllis was very active in her community including teaching Sunday School for many years and serving as President of the church council at St. Paul Lutheran Church.\u00a0 Phyllis also served as both President of the MFL Booster Club and as a Club Leader for the Giard Eager Hands 4-H Club (20 years).\u00a0 She was also active in WELCA as Chairman of Mission Action.\u00a0 In 1988, Phyllis was chosen to be Iowa Mother-of-the-Year.\u00a0 In her spare time, Phyllis invested countless hours involved in sewing, crocheting, quilting, and embroidery projects for family, friends, and those in need.\u00a0 She was very much a self-proclaimed \u201cFabricologist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phyllis was united in marriage to Lorin H. Dettmann in August 1953 and they were married for 60 years until Lorin\u2019s death in 2013.\u00a0 They raised their five children on the family farm in Monona, Iowa.<\/p>\n
Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and one son-in-law.<\/p>\n
Phyllis is survived by her five children: Karen (Jim), Barbara, Darla (Jim), Brian (Kelly), and Sara (Don), her sister, Rachel, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and nine nieces and nephews.<\/p>\n
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Monona Rural Fire Department or St. Paul Lutheran Church in Monona, Iowa.<\/p>\n
A Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Friday, August 16, 2024 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 401 S. Egbert St., Monona, Iowa 52159. There will also be a one hour visitation before services at the church on Saturday.<\/p>\n
A Funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Monona, Iowa with Rev. Erika Lenth as the officiant.<\/p>\n
Interment to follow at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery, Monona, Iowa<\/p>\n
The funeral service will be livestreamed at:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@stpaulmononaia\/featured<\/a><\/p>\n 2 Timothy 4:7\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cI have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Leonard-Grau Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Monona, Iowa are assisting the family with services.<\/p>\n