BORN

1934

DIED

2017

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Phyllis Nygaard Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jul. 28, 2017.

Phyllis V. Nygaard (nee Otte) Beloved wife of Otto Nygaard; loving mother of Patricia (Steven) Reardon and Gail (John) Klimek; cherished grandmother of Steven (Amylyn) Reardon Jr., Jennifer (Adam) Sorna, Matthew (Desirae) Klimek, Kelly (Nicholas) Mager and Stacey Klimek; adoring great grandma of Chloe, Kaitlynn, Emily, Alexandria and Thora; dearest sister of Joanne Matthews. Visitation Sunday 4-8pm. Lying in State Monday 10am -11am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 9701 Brandt, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. Funeral Service at 11am. Interment Chapel Hill Garden South Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations to Trinity Lutheran Church, Sunday School would be appreciated.

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July 29, 2017

gail plese except my condolences on the loss of your mother its a ruff one for family but your mom is not suffering no more she is under GODS wing now i dont no if i can make it on sunday but gail tell john and the rest of your family that you are in my prayers love yas. phil orsi

July 29, 2017

Gail we are so sorry for the loss of your mother, we love you, Tommy, Diane and Uncle Tom

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