Phyllis Odland

Phyllis Aileen Odland,

94, beloved wife, mother,

grandma and

great-grandma, died

peacefully on June 17,

2020.

She was born in Min-

neapolis, Minnesota, on

March 9, 1926, to John

and Mabel Peterson.

Phyllis graduated from

Washburn High School

(senior class

Vice-President) and from

Gustavus Adolphus Col-

lege with a degree in so-

cial work. At Gustavus,

she met Marvin Odland

when they were seated al-

phabetically in class.

They were married Au-

gust 23, 1947, raised four

children, and enjoyed

over 72 years of marriage.

After Marvin’s graduation

from Luther Seminary,

Phyllis and Marvin moved

to Harvey, North Dakota,

to serve at First Lutheran

Church. In 1952, they

moved to Minot, North

Dakota, where they lived

until their retirement in

1987.

Phyllis was actively in-

volved in the churches

they served: teaching

Sunday School; singing in

church choirs; leading Bi-

ble studies; and planning

programs.

For nearly twenty years,

Phyllis enjoyed working

for the Ward County Plan-

ning Council in Minot.

After retiring, they moved

to Hot Springs Village, Ar-

kansas, where she was in-

volved in their church,

her PEO group, and her

quilting club. They later

returned to live in Min-

nesota to be near family

and to reconnect with

high school friends.

Phyl and Marv loved

traveling and always

remembered their

six-week trip to Europe in

1963, a number of

wonderful cruise experi-

ences, and the annual

family camping trips.

Phyllis was preceded in

death by: her husband

Marvin, and daughter

Anne.

She is survived by:

children, David (Susan)

Odland, Linda (Jim)

Brown, and Mark (Rebec-

ca) Odland; grandchil-

dren, Jeffrey Odland, Erik

(Michelle) Odland, Amy

(Ryan) Sommers, and

Adam (Michelle) Odland;

and five

great-grandchildren,

Anders Odland, Eleanor

and Clark Sommers, and

Clara and Nolan Odland.

A special thank you to

the staff at Aurora on

France Skyview unit in

Edina.

A gravesite memorial

service at Acacia Park

Cemetery is pending.

In lieu of flowers,

memorials can be made to

Gustavus Adolphus Col-

lege, Mount Olivet Luth-

eran Church in Minneap-

olis, or Luther Seminary.