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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Dec 27, 1940 — Nov 5, 2018
Waterloo
Phyllis MaryAnn (Kasuboske) Sillman was born December 27, 1940 at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, WI, the daughter of Anna Frances (Huber) and Bernard Kasuboske, and is survived by her loving husband Philip, brother James (Jane), nephew Matthew and niece April.
Phyllis graduated from Waterloo High School in 1959, attended Columbia County Teachers College in Columbus, WI and received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.
She touched many lives as a school teacher at Hickory Grove country school north of Milford, and as a 4 th grade teacher at Prospect Elementary School, where she also served as the school librarian.
Phyllis and Philip Sillman were married on June 10, 1967 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Waterloo. In their 51 years of marriage they enjoyed taking bus trips to see shows in Branson, Missouri and took vacations to Washington D.C., Mexico and Canada.
Phyllis enjoyed china painting, collecting stick pins, and making handmade greeting cards.
Phyllis served on the L.D. Fargo Library Board and was a member of the Lake Mills/Aztalan Historical Society, helping out with their float in the Town and Country Days parade and the Aztalan Days event.
Phyllis passed away Monday morning, November 5, 2018 at UW Hospital in Madison.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 9, 2018 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lake Mills.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the church until the time of mass.
Burial will be in the Kroghville Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be given to the Lake Mills EMS, Waterloo EMS, and L.D. Fargo Library in Lake Mills.
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