Phyllis Lewis Obituary (1941 - 2022)

Phyllis Arlene Lewis Lansing Went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at the age of 80. Born September 20, 1941 to Lawrence and Grace (Hamer) Hettich in Highland Park, Michigan. Phyllis worked as a driver for Dean Transportation for many years. She was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Holt. She also continually donated to approximately 12 different non-profit groups. Phyllis enjoyed motorcycling with her husband through the US in her younger years, and continued traveling the US to visit family and abroad. Bowling, canning, playing cribbage and Yahtzee were some of her favorite activities. She loved the yearly family camping with Cliff and children at Detour State Park, MI starting in the early 1970s, and continued with 2 more generations of children. She delighted in cooking meals for family and group gatherings. Phyllis also liked to quilt and sew and made many of her girls clothing as they were growing up. She didn't watch too much tv except nightly Wheel of Fortune and in more recent years The Golden Girls and spent her days reading a book a day, solving Sudoko, wordfinds, crossword puzzles and putting together jigsaw puzzles. She found joy teaching the Sunday school children and holding and playing games with her great grandchildren. She was loved by many and will be missed dearly by all who remember her. Preceding her in death were her husband, Clifford Lewis; son, Scott Lewis; daughters, Theresa Heney, Charlotte Lewis, Cheryl Vaillancourt; brother, Mickey Hettich; son-in-law, Eric Inkpen as well as her parents. Surviving are her children; Arthur Lewis, Kim Heney, Rose (Arthur) Hernandez, Linda Inkpen, Michelle (Greg) Kwiecien; 14 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren; sisters, Patricia (Richard) Jagger, Sharon Johnson; sister-in-law, Barbara Hettich as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 5301 W. Holt Rd. Holt, MI 48842. Family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday from 4-7:30 p.m. at Skinner Funeral Home Lansing Chapel and one hour prior to the service Friday at the church. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Phyllis's name. To share memories and condolences please visit www.SkinnerFuneralHomes.com