Phyllis Schweizer

Phyllis J. Schweizer, 89, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2023, surrounded by her children at Hospice House in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was born Jan. 19, 1934, in Berne to Eli and Lorena (Habegger) Lehman. She was married Oct. 5, 1963, in Berne to John “J.D.” Schweizer.
She was a 1952 graduate of Berne French High School. She went to Bob Jones University in Greenville, South Carolina and graduated with a bachelor's degree in education in 1959. After graduation, she was recruited to teach school in Wichita, Kansas. She taught there until the end of the 1962-1963 school year. She met her future husband at that time. After they were married, they lived on a farm southwest of Sterling, Kansas. She was an active member of Sterling Evangelical Bible Church in Sterling, Kansas, where she taught Sunday school and served in AWANA among many other capacities.
She is survived by four sons, Steve (Jean) Schweizer of Plevna, Kansas; Tim (Brenda) Schweizer; and Tom (Christy) Schweizer, both of Sterling, Kansas; and Mark Schweizer of Denver, Colorado; daughter, Carol (Ben) Lotter of Mayville, Michigan; two brothers, Luther (Linda) Lehman; and Charlie (Louise) Lehman, both of Berne; sister-in-law, Lyn Lehman of Jackson, Michigan; brother-in-law, Paul (Barbara) Schweizer of Sterling, Kansas; 19 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; brother, Willard Lehman; and great-grandson, Amos Schweizer.
Visitation will be Friday, June 9 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, Kansas and from 6-8 p.m. at Sterling Evangelical Bible Church, 3017 N. Sterling Road, Sterling, Kansas. A memorial service will take place Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at the church. Officiating will be Pastor Phil Carroll. A private family burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery in Hutchinson, Kansas.
Memorials may be made to Sterling Evangelical Bible Church to benefit the missions of the church, in care of Elliott Mortuary and Crematory, 1219 N. Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.
Arrangements provided by Elliott Mortuary and Crematory in Hutchinson, Kansas.