Phyllis F. Hinrichsen (Meisenheimer) Coyle, age 79, of Brookings, SD passed away peacefully on April, 15, 2025 ,at her apartment (Park Place Assisted Living) in Brookings, SD.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, with Brother Jim Mettenbrink officiating. Burial will follow services at Fairview Cemetery in White, South Dakota with luncheon to follow at the Brookings VFW.
Visitation will be on Monday April 21, from 5-7 p.m. at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings and April 22 from 9-10 a.m. prior to services.
Phyllis Florence Hinrichsen was born on Nov. 1, 1945, to John and Gladys (Dearborn) Hinrichsen in Hendricks Minnesota. She grew up on the family farm in the valley between White and Hendricks, and enjoyed playing with her five other siblings, as well as other friends and family in the valley. She attended the valley country school house from 1st- 6th grade. When they closed the school, she transferred to Hendricks, MN for 7-9th grade. She switched to White, SD her sophomore year, but in January that year she got spinal meningitis and was hospitalized for 9 days, and spent the remainder of that year recuperating.
Phyllis enjoyed spending time with family, especially raising her three daughters.
In 1985 she moved to Kansas City, Missouri for a fresh start and a new job. In 1990 she met Evan “Bud” Coyle and was married three months later. She was baptized May 9, 1993 where she attended Blue Ridge Baptist Church. She continued to grow in her faith and that became very important to her as she found herself a widow, on September 1st, 2003, when Bud passed away.
Phyllis moved back to Brookings where she enjoyed spending time with her sisters, having lunch and daily coffee with her apartment” family” at Heritage Estates. She as enjoyed attending Brookings Church of Christ with her family biological and spiritual.
In December 2024 as her health declined, she moved to Park Place Assisted Living and shared an adjoining apartment with her daughter Tammy, where she was able to gain more “family”, and appreciated the extra care she got there.
Phyllis is survived by a brother-Roy (Sharon) Hinrichsen, and sister Karen Denison, three children: Brenda (Frank) Vermeire of Yankton, SD, Tammy (Park-Place-Brookings) (Brad) Nelson of Lake Preston, SD, and Sheila (Troy) James of North Platte, NE. six grandchildren Dusten, Casey, Brittany, Ashley, Chase, and Corey, as well as 15 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Evan (Bud) Coyle, his parents, Norman and Virginia Coyle, her parents John and Gladys Hinrichsen, Sisters- Helen Graslie, Betty Skogen, and Marie Jensen.
Condolences may be sent to the family through www.eidsnessfuneralhome.com.
