HURON Phyllis Hovde, 80, of Huron, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls.
Her memorial service is 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Huron.
Visitation, with her family present, will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, at Welter Funeral Home. A prayer service will begin 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Phyllis Gayle was born Aug. 14, 1943, in Watertown to Melvin and Velva (Froke) Reinhart. She grew up in the Vienna area and attended Vienna High School.
Phyllis married Merlin Hovde in Willow Lake on Jan. 4, 1960. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper at AMPI in Lake Preston.
Phyllis transformed everything she touched including homes, furniture restoration, arts, and crafts. She loved beautiful colors, flowers, cooking, baking and music. Phyllis loved to help people and always had a soft spot for people who were down and out.
She is survived by her husband, Merlin; her children, Don (Karen) Hovde, Dawnette (David) Anderson and David (Angel) Hovde; grandchildren, Jill, Brian, Daniel, Blais, Christian and Myles; her sisters, Sharon Simpson and Sylvia Larson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and four siblings.
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