Submitted by: John Monk

Submitted by: John Monk

 

Phyllis Kandis  

 

Oct. 4, 1925 - June 22, 2010
GRANGER - Phyllis Roberts Kandis, 84, of Granger, passed away Tuesday, June 22nd 2010, in Morningside Nursing Home. Phyllis was born October 4, 1925, in Mishawaka, to the late Harold and Arveda (Styles) Roberts. She was raised in LaPorte, Indiana, graduated from LaPorte High School and attended Indiana University in Bloomington. In 1948, in LaPorte, she was married to Andrew Kandis, who survives along with two daughters, Carol L. Wilson of Indianapolis and Constance (David) Gregson Kakalia of Kauai, HI; and three grandchildren, Lokahi (Justin) Vernon of Portland, OR, Andrew Kakalia of Kauai, HI, and Liana Kakalia of Kauai, HI. Phyllis was a member of Eastern Star, the BX chapter of PEO, and Westminster Presbyterian Church. She will be remembered by all who knew her for her loving kindness, generosity, zest for living, love for travel, and endless sense of humor. Funeral services will be held 12 noon on Friday, June 25th, in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 17033 Cleveland Road. Friends may visit with the family two hours prior to the services. Burial will follow at Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park cemetery. In Phyllis's memory, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association , Northern Indiana Chapter, PO Box 4204, South Bend, IN, 46634. Family and friends may leave e-mail condolences to www.welsheimer.com.

Published in South Bend Tribune on June 24, 2010