Phyllis Kastner
Jan. 1, 1932-Sept. 5, 2019
Phyllis Kastner, 87,
Garrison, died on Thurs-
day, September 5, 2019 at
the Garrison Hospital.
Funeral services will be
held today at 10:30 am at
St. Nicholas Catholic
Church in Garrison.
Phyllis Arlene Knudt-
son was born January 1,
1932 to Maurice and
Anna (Tomko) Knudtson
on a farm near Makoti,
ND. She was the 3rd old-
est of 10 children and was
born on her sister
Marcey’s 3rd birthday.
Phyllis attended grade
school at Hiddenwood,
Mountrail, and Wright
Schools. She graduated
from Plaza High School in
1949. She worked for Ol-
gar and Weldon Lunden
near Roseglen before at-
tending Minot State Col-
lege.
In 1951, she moved to
Michigan to live with her
brother, Archie, in Keego
Harbor and Auburn
Heights. She worked as a
waitress and worked on
the assembly line at Ponti-
ac Motors putting on
brake hoses, etc. She and
Archie would entertain
many people by singing
and playing guitar.
Phyllis moved back to
the farmstead and shortly
after met Emil Kastner.
They were united in mar-
riage October 25, 1953 in
the old St. Nicholas
Church. They farmed to-
gether southwest of Doug-
las and raised their 12
children, helping out with
farm chores, milking
cows, raising pigs, chick-
ens, turkeys, geese and
ducks. They would
butcher the fowl and sell
some of them to neigh-
bors. She also sold eggs
and fresh farm cream to
many customers every
Friday morning. She
helped with butchering
pigs, hauling bales, and
picking rock. She also
raised a big garden and
would can 500 quarts of
fruits and vegetables in
one year. She would bake
12 loaves of bread every
other day. She made the
best buns, caramel rolls,
cookies and donuts!
Phyllis loved listening
to country music, polkas,
waltzes, and yes, Lynard
Skynard’s “They Call Me
the Breeze” which was a
“must” on rides to the
casino. She also loved to
dance. She also made
quilts for her children and
grandchildren, often
drawing on paper, with
Crayola crayons, to find a
pattern and would use
“any” type of material.
She loved playing softball
with her children and
once in a while the neigh-
bor kids would come and
join us on a Sunday after-
noon. She was a whiz at
Scrabble and playing all
sorts of card games. Quite
often she would host pro-
gressive Whist parties in
their home. And she
loved the casinos!
Whether it be 4 Bears or
out in Coeur d’Alene,
Idaho when she would
spend time with her sis-
ter, Shirley, in Spokane
often counting her win-
nings on the car ride
home. She was a member
of St. Ann’s Altar Society,
St. Nicholas Catholic
Church, and the Garrison
Lamplighters.
Phyllis was preceded in
death by: her husband,
Emil, sons, Gary and
Galen, grandson, Sean
Burnett, son-in-law, Don
Brewster, and great grand-
daughter Avyn Iglehart.
She was also preceded in
death by 2 sisters, Marcy
and Darlene, and 3 broth-
ers, Archie, Daryl, and
Maurice, Jr.
Phyllis is survived by:
her children, Sandra
Kastner, Robert (Colleen)
Kastner, Rhonda (Stu)
Kragh, all of Minot, James
(Tami) Kastner of Anoka,
MN, Carolyn Brewster,
Linda (Doug) Iglehart, Pat-
ti (Paul) Garcia all of
Garrison, Paul (Donna)
Kastner of Douglas, Tim
(Shirelle) Kastner of
Williston, and Kelly
Kastner of New Bern, NC,
grandchildren and great
grandchildren, Kristi,
Steph (Todd) and Robbie
Rosselli and their children
Taiylor (Mark), Taiyton,
Azure, Teagan, Amara,
Monie (Tyler), Taya and
TJ, Jasen and Brandi
Kastner, Craig Kastner,
Shannon Kastner, Bobbie
(Ben) Mooney, Tanner
(Whitney) Kastner and
their children, Hayden,
Frank, Evlyn, Ruth, Ellie,
and Sophie, Josh (Maris-
sa) Gillmore and their
children, Jayden & Kynsli,
Marli and Paityn Burnett,
Jessica (Billy) Miller of
Parshall, Dawn (JJ)
Schmaltz, Bismarck, Anna
(Ken) Merschon of Man-
dan, and their children
Evan & Kale Kolden, Cam-
den & Madden Miller,
Kylie & Cole Fred, Brook-
lyn and Gavin Schmaltz,
Kenny, Gabby, Adrianna,
Alyssa, and Roman Mer-
schon, Korey (Amaya)
Kastner and their
daughter Tennyson, David
Kastner, Travis (Mindy)
Iglehart, their children,
Nashton, Dawson, Brax-
ton, Treyson, and Addy-
son, Andy (Cindy)
Iglehart and their chil-
dren, Brynn, Shaelynn,
and Brookstynn, Tawnya
Iglehart, and Allen
Iglehart, Kyle Kastner,
Chris (Amber) Kastner
and their children Saige,
Mariah, Phoenix, and
Lily, Mitchell Bruhn, Ash-
ley Kastner, and Asia
Sorenson, Bret (Michael)
and Quintin Kragh.
Other survivors in-
clude: her sisters, Mari-
lyn, Bernice, Shirley
(Wallace), brother, Larry
(Nancy) , sister-in-laws,
Florene and Janice and
many nieces, nephews,
and cousins.