Phyllis Joann Dowse died peacefully at home on February 6, 2019. Phyllis was born on June 14, 1947 to Neil and Verine (Long) Hansen in Wolf Point.
Phyllis met her soul mate Stanley Dowse at the Pleasant Valley School Dance. She started her life with Stan when he called her to go to the Wild Horse Stampede in 1964. They married on June 20, 1965. They lived in Wolf Point at the B&F Motel for 2 years before relocating to the original Dowse homestead South of Wolf Point where they raised their 3 boys, Dean, Dennis, and Darren. Phyllis was a clerk and drove the school bus for the Southview School for many years. She then worked as a ward clerk at NEMHS for the last 20 years. Phyllis loved camping, sewing, gardening, and spending time with all her grandkids.
Phyllis is survived by her loving husband, Stan; 3 sons, Dean (Shannon) Dowse of Miles City, Dennis Dowse of Vida, and Darren (Carie Jo) Dowse of Vida; 7 grandchildren, Maki (Brian) Chapel, Jesse, Harley, Patrick, Spencer, Abby and Aiden; brothers, Lyle, Russ (Linda) and Marvin (Bobbi) Hansen; sisters-in-law, Mary Ann (Don) Kinnison, Loretta Dowse, and Debi Jensen; brother-in-law, Jim Lien; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Neil and Verine Hansen; her brother, Raymond; her sister, Terry Lien; brother-in-law, Chuck Dowse; and father and mother-in-law, Ed and Ruth Dowse.
Family will receive friends Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point, Montana. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point, Montana. Cremation will follow the services and interment at Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point will follow at a later date.
Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel has been entrusted with the arrangements and condolences for the family may be left using the form below.