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 1929 - 2009 (80 years)
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| Name |
SPANG, Phyllis Jean |
| Born |
05 Feb 1929 |
Huron, South Dakota  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
28 May 2009 |
Ojai, California |
| Person ID |
I235 |
Bollendorf Spangs |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2013 |
| Father |
SPANG, Mark Charles, b. 04 Oct 1903, Iowa , d. 21 Feb 1978, Ventura, Ventura County, California (Age 74 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
WEICHERDING, Loretta Catherine, b. 17 Apr 1906, Brown County, Minnesota , d. 15 Jun 1994, Ventura, Ventura County, California (Age 88 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
Abt 1924 |
| Family ID |
F117 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- Phyllis (affectionately known as Flip), 80, a resident of Ojai, Calif., passed away quietly and peacefully on May 28, 2009, in Ojai, embraced by her husband Bill, and two generations of her family.
Phyllis was born in the small farming town of Huron, South Dakota on February 5, 1929, to Mark Charles Spang and Loretta Catherine (Weicherding) Spang. Phyllis was the third child of Mark and Loretta's four lovely daughters, the renowned "Spang girls". The family moved to Ventura when she was eight. She had fond memories of her childhood in Huron and for a time in Waseca, MN, where the girls fished in the ice with their dad. In Ventura, she attended Holy Cross grade school and the Academy of St. Catherine.
Phyllis and her husband James William (Bill) Books, met in Ventura and married in June 1947 at the Old Mission Church. Phyllis and Bill moved to Ojai shortly after the birth of the first child, Gwendolyn, they lived in Ojai for the remainder of their lives raising their three daughters, Kathleen and Marsha. Their weekend gatherings at their badminton court were wildly touted and enjoyed by all their friends. Bill and Phyllis made lifelong friends in Ojai and in the nearby Matilija Canyon, where they kept a weekend cabin. A place for their children to fish and play in unspoiled surroundings with close friends.
In addition to raising three daughters, Phyllis was an accomplished seamstress, painter, golfer, tap dancer and a fiercely competitive tennis player; she exhibited great enthusiasm in any endeavor she tackled. Phyllis served as President of the PTA of her children's school, St. Thomas Aquinas, and served on the Altar Society at St. Thomas Aquinas parish. She maintained a close relationship with her three Spang sisters and her parents; a traditional, close-knit family was an important aspect in the rearing of her daughters. She taught her girls unconditional love, respect for others, and was rarely judgmental; a truly devoted daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Phyllis had a great sense of humor, loved cooking and enjoyed entertaining often and with flair.
Phyllis is survived by her husband of nearly 62 years, Bill Books. Her daughters, Gwen Books of Atherton, Calif., Kathleen Nolan and Marsha (Michael) Vaughan of Ojai. She is also survived by four grandchildren, Benjamin Kolowich, San Francisco, Calif., Erica Castro Nolan, Ojai, Amber Sakai, Beverly Hills, Calif., and Brandon Vaughan, Ventura. She also leaves 2 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; and 2 remaining Spang sisters, Margie Spang Hixon Miller and Jo Ann Spang Held. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Mark and Loretta Spang; and her sister, Ruth Spang Klitz.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at The San Buenaventura Mission on Monday, June 8, at 10 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her name to the , 1528 Chapala Street, #204, Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
The family would like to thank the dedicated caregivers at Autumn Years in Ojai for their devoted, loving care of Phyllis over the last 14 months; the staff cared for her as only a family would for their own mother. Mrs. Books has been entrusted to the care of the award winning family owned Joseph Reardon Funeral Home, Ventura, Calif.; 805-643-8623.
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