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Phyllis Irene Benning Kies

Birth	:	13 Mar 1921 Westside, Crawford County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	18 Feb 2012 Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2985992, -95.2469025
Description	:	ODEBOLT, Iowa -- Phyllis I. Kies, 90, of Odebolt died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center in Odebolt. Services wer Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odebolt, with the Rev. Glenn Hansen officiating. Burial was in Odebolt Cemetery. Born March 13, 1921, in Westside, Iowa, Phyllis Irene Kies was the daughter of Gus and Irene (Dohse) Benning. She attended school in Westside and later graduated from Holstein High School. She earned her two-year teaching diploma at Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls in 1947 and her BA degree from Buena Vista College... Read More	ODEBOLT, Iowa -- Phyllis I. Kies, 90, of Odebolt died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, at Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center in Odebolt. Services wer Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odebolt, with the Rev. Glenn Hansen officiating. Burial was in Odebolt Cemetery. Born March 13, 1921, in Westside, Iowa, Phyllis Irene Kies was the daughter of Gus and Irene (Dohse) Benning. She attended school in Westside and later graduated from Holstein High School. She earned her two-year teaching diploma at Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls in 1947 and her BA degree from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, in 1967. On Dec. 30, 1950, she was united in marriage to Arnold W. Kies at Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Odebolt. Phyllis was a teacher for 45 years, beginning at country schools in the Ida Grove and Holstein, Iowa areas. She taught seventh and eighth grades as well as vocal and instrumental music at Arthur and Lone Rock, Iowa, then came to Odebolt and taught sixth grade until her marriage. Phyllis later taught kindergarten at Early and Nemaha, Iowa, for several years and continued at Odebolt teaching second grade and kindergarten until retiring in 1987. She and Arnold farmed north of Odebolt until moving into Odebolt in 1979. Phyllis was involved with the restoration of the Petersen Pioneer Home as a member of Questers, and was a member of the Tuesday Club and helped with the Odebolt Museum. An important part of her life was her church, where she held offices, taught Sunday school, directed the choir and served as church organist. Music, antiques, reading, traveling and the lives of her many students were among her special interests. Survivors include her son, Doug Kies of Paullina; a brother, Russell Benning of Holstein, Iowa; a sister, Gladys Groszkruger of Dallas, Texas; a sister-in-law, Joan (Leon) Petersen of Ida Grove, Iowa; two nieces, Carla Brooks of Rockwell, Texas, and Tamra (Fred) Wulff of Omaha, Neb.; and two nephews, David (Karen) Petersen of Ida Grove, and Chris (Kim) Petersen of Ames, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arnold on Jan. 15, 1997; her parents; Arnold's parents, William and Katherine Kies; and a brother-in-law, Carl Groszkruger.

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Phyllis Irene Benning Kies's memorial is located at: Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA.
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Phyllis Irene Benning Kies death on 18 Feb 2012 in Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2985992
Longitude: -95.2469025

Family Members:

Parent

Gustave Edward “Gus” Benning

(1889 - 1968)

Irene Dohse Benning

(1893 - 1987)

Spouse

Arnold W. Kies

(1927 - 1997)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Odebolt Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985992, -95.2469025

2. Saint Martins Catholic Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985573, -95.2481842

3. Richland Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3544006, -95.2238998

4. Hayes Township Cemetery
Arthur, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2943993, -95.3427963

5. Salem Reform Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3555984, -95.1866989

6. Tom Marks Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2537000, -95.1605000

7. Clinton Township Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330600, -95.1475000

8. Linton Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330994, -95.1474991

9. Bethel Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2192001, -95.3043976

10. Emmanuel Cemetery
Cook Township, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3993988, -95.2063980

11. Saint John Lutheran Church Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1780000, -95.2650000

12. Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2757988, -95.0805969

13. Kiron Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.3133011

14. Hayes Chapel Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2723897, -95.4215386

15. South Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2318993, -95.0911026

16. Cook Center Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4432983, -95.2649994

17. Protestant Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4294014, -95.1483002

18. Ida Grove Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3560982, -95.4516983

19. Sac County Farm Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4295560, -95.1175190

20. Grant Township Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2242012, -95.4569016

21. Ferguson Cemetery
Lake View, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3142014, -95.0132980

22. Immanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
Carnarvon, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2392006, -95.0224991

23. Early Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4578018, -95.1425018

24. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972