Phyllis V. Sturtz

Phyllis was born November 30, 1923 in Madison County, Iowa, the daughter of William Ray and Myrl (Tyer) Leach. She married Norman Sturtz on January 25, 1986 at the Little Brown Church of the Vail in Nashua, Iowa. She is survived by her husband, Norman Sturtz of Winterset, two sons, Larry (Linda) Simmons of St. Charles; Bruce (Kathy) Simmons of Truro; two stepsons, Douglas (Delnita) Sturtz of Des Moines; Kevin (Barb) Sturtz of Osceola, grandchildren, Christopher (Meagan) Simmons of San Franciso, CA; Lee (Lindsay) Simmons of West Des Moines and Cantrelle (Jacob) Collazo of Keller, TX, great grandchildren, Sydney Collazo and soon to be born child to Lee and Lindsay Simmons and six step grandchildren. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Doris Mackenzie Schirm. Phyllis worked for many years at the Madison County ASC offices in Winterset where she was a secretary, retiring in 1986. During World War II she did bookkeeping and secretarial duties for Ronald Reagan. She was a member of the Christian Church of Truro and the Oak Run Circle, a ladies group. Phyllis loved to travel and had spent many winters in Arizona after her retirement. She also enjoyed country western dances, times spent at casinos and playing Iowa Lottery scratch tickets.

Visitation: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, where the family will be present to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., July 10, 2009 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset, Iowa.

Service: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset, Iowa.

Memorial: Memorials may be directed to the Juvenile Diabetes Association (JDRF).