#Phyllis Joan Lehman Schweizer

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Phyllis Joan Lehman Schweizer, 89, died June 4, 2023, surrounded by her children at Hospice House, Hutchinson, KS. She was born January 19, 1934, in Berne, IN, to Eli and Lorena (Habegger) Lehman.

Phyllis was a 1952 graduate of Berne French High School. She went to Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Education in 1959. After graduation, Phyllis was recruited to teach school in Wichita, KS. She taught there until the end of the 1962-1963 school year. Phyllis met her future husband, John 'J.D.' Schweizer at that time. They were married October 5, 1963, in Berne, IN. They lived on a farm southwest of Sterling, KS.

She was an active member of Sterling Evangelical Bible Church, Sterling, KS, where she taught Sunday school and served in AWANA among many other capacities.

Phyllis is survived by: four sons, Steve (Jean) Schweizer of Plevna, KS, Tim (Brenda) Schweizer of Sterling, KS, Tom (Christy) Schweizer of Sterling, KS, and Mark Schweizer of Denver, CO; daughter, Carol (Ben) Lotter of Mayville, MI; 19 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brothers, Luther (Linda) Lehman and Charlie (Louise) Lehman, both of Berne, IN; sister-in-law, Lyn Lehman of Jackson, MI; and brother-in-law, Paul (Barbara) Schweizer of Sterling, KS.

She was preceded in death by: her husband; parents; brother, Willard Lehman; and great-grandson, Amos Schweizer.

Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Sterling Evangelical Bible Church, 3017 N. Sterling Road, Sterling, KS, with Pastor Phil Carroll officiating. A private family burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery, Hutchinson, KS. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 9, 2023, at Elliott Mortuary, and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present, at Sterling Evangelical Bible Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to the Sterling Evangelical Bible Church to benefit the missions of the church, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.