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Phyllis M. Coryell, age 96 of Blair, passed away September 19th, 2024, at home in Blair, surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held October 25th at 2 p.m. in the Kennard Cemetery for her and for Bruce, as they wanted a double funeral.

Phyllis was born August 17, 1928, in Kennard, Nebraska, the daughter of Albert and Anna Jensen. She was raised on a farm outside of Kennard and lost her mother at age 14. Phyllis then moved on her own to Blair as a teen to attend Blair High School, where she graduated in 1946.

On January 29, 1954, she was united in marriage to Bruce R. Coryell. In 1956, the couple moved to California Junction, Iowa. The family lived there until 2011 when they moved to Blair. Phyllis worked as a manager for H&R Block for 25 years until she retired and took up the mantle as the primary event planner for her very large extended family. Phyllis loved to laugh on a patio with a glass of wine or a margarita in her hand, surrounded by loved ones, up until the very end.

Phyllis is survived by her siblings: Corinne Boyer of Woodville, OH, and Robert (Sherry) Jensen of Santa Ynez, CA; children: Marsha (Stuart) Hardy of Palm Coast, Florida, Cathy (Kevin) Campbell of Blair, Robert (Angela) Coryell of St. Louis, Missouri, and Susan Vaziri (Carl Gossard) of Prescott, Arizona; 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, an honorary “bonus” daughter and granddaughter (LuAnn and Elizabeth Fuhlrodt), and innumerable nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce R. Coryell, parents, Albert “Ab” and Anna Jensen, her brothers Harold Jensen and James M. Mortensen, granddaughter Logan Hardy, and many other loved ones.

Services by Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, NE.

www.campbellaman.com

#2-Published in the Pilot-Tribune October 22, 2024

Memorial services for Bruce and Phyllis Coryell will be held Friday October 25, 2024, at 2 p.m. at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair. Visitation will be held prior to services beginning at 1 p.m. Graveside services will follow in the Kennard Cemetery.

Bruce R. Coryell, age 93, passed away December 29, 2023. Phyllis M. Coryell, age 96, passed away September 19th, 2024.

Services by Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, NE. www.campbellaman.com

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In Loving Memory of Bruce R. Coryell

January 11, 1930 ~ December 29, 2023

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Phyllis M. Coryell

August 17, 1928 ~ September 19, 2024

Memorial Service 2pm Friday, October 24, 2024 Campbell Aman Funeral Home, Blair, Nebraska

Graveside Service Kennard Cemetery Kennard, Nebraska.

Officiating: Reverend Marshall Johnson

Musical Selections: "Amazing Grace", "Dead Skunk"

Campbell Aman Funeral Home

~~~Obituaries and funeral leaflet courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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