Phyllis J. (Hahn) Lewis, 90, of Clarion, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at
Clarion Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.
Private family graveside service will be held at Glenwood Cemetery in Goldfield.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to Gateway Hospice, the Marys
and Marthas, or the United Presbyterian Church in Goldfield.
Phyllis Jean Hahn was born March 31, 1930, at Galt, Iowa, the second child of
Casper M. and Edith M. (Waddell) Hahn. She attended country schools in Lincoln
and Dayton Township and graduated from Clarion High School in 1947.
On June 1, 1947, Phyllis married Andrew Dale Olson at the home of her parents.
They farmed in the Galt, Rowan and Clarion vicinity. She was very active in the
farming and cattle operation. They were the parents of two children, Larry Dale
and Diane Lois. Phyllis and Dale were divorced in 1975.
Phyllis moved to Clarion and worked at Cornelia Furniture for three years, then
started at Evans Furniture in 1978, semi-retiring in 1990, and worked part-time
until her retirement in 2011. She loved her job and the people she worked with
all those years.
On October 18, 1990, Phyllis married Wilson Eugene (Louie) Lewis at the Little
Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They wintered in Apache Junction, Arizona, for 14
years and were very active in their park activities. As a couple, they loved to
travel and dance.
Phyllis was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarion for 62
years and taught Sunday School and Bible School at the Congregational Church
when the family lived in Rowan. She became a member of the United Presbyterian
Church in Goldfield in 2018. Phyllis was also a 4-H leader in Lake Township for
a few years. She loved music and being with friends and family. She especially
enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband Louie on March 8, 2020, her
parents, grandparents, brother and sister-in-law Verlyn Hahn and Pat Phillips,
sister Lois Harris, son-in-law Redge Berg, great-granddaughter Emma Olson, and
step great-grandson Will Lewis.
Survivors include her son Larry (Melody) Olson of Clarion; her daughter Diane
Berg of Spencer; grandsons Chad Olson of Clarion and Kevin (Hayley) Olson of
Clarion; granddaughters Stacy Stark of Ames and Cortney Olson of Clarion; nine
great-grandchildren; step-sons Ernest (Pam) Lewis of Goldfield and Duane Lewis
of Clarion; step-daughter Nancy (Dan) Foster of Madison, Alabama; step-grandsons
Aaron (Becky) Lewis of Algona, Matt (Katie) Lewis of Goldfield, and Adam
(Ashley) Lewis of Goldfield; step-granddaughters Christine (Wes) McKay of
Madison, Alabama, and Bethany Foster of Madison, Alabama; nine
step-great-grandchildren; along with numerous nieces, nephews, and other family
members and friends, including special friend Marlene Brown.