Phyllis Archer, 88, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Thursday, Feb 22, 2018. Minnesota visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2018, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall.
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Phyllis Archer, 88, of Marshall, Minnesota, died on Thursday, Feb 22, 2018. Minnesota visitation will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2018, at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall. A prayer service is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. South Dakota Visitation will be held from 2 – 3 p.m. Saturday, Mar 3, 2018, at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline. A prayer service is scheduled to begin at 3p.m. Interment will follow the prayer service on Saturday, in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Estelline. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to donor’s choice.
Phyllis Mae Archer was born in rural Hazel, to William and Bird (Pereboom) Archer on July 20, 1929. She attended one-room schools in Hamlin County and Deuel County, South Dakota. In 1943, Phyllis moved with her parents and family to a farm in Bookings County where she completed her elementary education. She then attended Estelline High School, graduating with the class of 1948.
Phyllis enrolled in General Beadle College (now known as Dakota State) and furthered her teaching education in Mankato, Minnesota. While going to college, Phyllis taught school in one-room school houses in Brookings, Deuel, Hamlin, and Kingsbury Counties. In 1957, Phyllis moved to Marshall, Minnesota, and started teaching at East Side Elementary. She taught the third grade for 30 years until her retirement in 1987.
She is survived by her sister, Marlys Kveum of Marshall; five nieces, Pamela O’Malley of California, Kathy (and Dennis) Weidler of Howard, Myrna (and Vic) Schamber of Spearfish, Debra Archer of Brookings, Lora Lie Hilderbrandt of Wisconsin; five nephews, Greg (and Donielle) Archer of Estelline, Wade (and Bonnie) O’Malley of Rogers, Bryan O’Malley of Tempe, Arizona, Brett O’Malley of Tempe, Arizona, Larry Hildebrandt of Montana; two grandnieces; two grandnephews; cousins and friends.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her grandparents; her parents; three brothers;two sisters; and two nephews.
Arrangements by the Hamilton Funeral Home in Marshall, Minnesota. 507-532-2933
Guest book and tribute wall available online at www.hamiltonfh.com.
