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Phyllis Marie Kantenwein, 78 , of 3525 E. Center Street Ext., Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2011, at 12:15 a.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana.
She was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on September 29, 1933, to Orville Claire Grabill and Emma Mae (Tilson) Grabill. She was married on June 29, 1957, at the Altoona Bible Church to Lee LeMoyne Kantenwein, who survives.
Phyllis graduated in 1951 from Altoona High School in Pennsylvania. She was part of the musical productions for the annual shows as a soloist. She had been a resident of Kosciusko County, Indiana for the past 46 years where she was a homemaker, a devoted pastor’s wife, a piano teacher, and the playground supervisor at Lincoln School in Warsaw.
She retired from Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana, in 2001 as the switchboard operator after 25 years. She was a gifted musician starting at a very young age-a pianist, organist, and contralto soloist. In 2002 she released a CD titled “Songs from the Heart”. Phyllis was a speaker and presenter of musical programs with her daughters for mother-daughter banquets and elsewhere. She was also a longtime member of Pleasant View Bible Church in Warsaw, where she was also the organist.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband: Lee L. Kantenwein (Warsaw, Indiana); two sons: Murry L. Kantenwein (Warsaw, Indiana); Scott A. (wife Carol) Kantenwein (Wooster, Ohio); two daughters: Cynthia J. (husband Larry) Buckholz (Warsaw, Indiana); and Sheryl L. (husband Gene) Gephart (Bourbon, Indiana). Also surviving are twelve grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and her brother: Gerald L. (wife Theresa) Grabill (Polk City, Florida). She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers.
Funeral service will be conducted Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. at Pleasant View Bible Church, 2782 W. 200 N., Warsaw, Indiana, and officiated by Pastor Michael Hontz. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery of Warsaw.
Visitation will be held Monday, December 19, 2011, from 2-4 p.m. and 6- 8 p.m. at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, Indiana; as well as an hour prior to the service on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at Pleasant View Bible Church.
Memorial donations may be directed to Pleasant View Bible Church, 2782 W. 200 N., Warsaw, Indiana 46580; or to Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministries, P.O. Box 612, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590 and would be appreciated by her family.