The funeral service for Phyllis H. Vangalis will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, February 21, 2015, at Peace United Church of Christ in Rochester, with Rev. Paul Bauch officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. Visitation will be held at the church before the service from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Mrs. Vangalis, 87, of Rochester died Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Rochester Methodist Hospital. Phyllis was born June 29, 1927 in Plato, MN to William and Elsie (Hanson) Wolff. She graduated from Glencoe High School in Glencoe, MN in 1945, and as a Registered Nurse from the Kahler School of Nursing in 1948. Phyllis worked as a nurse in Denver, Co., and Minneapolis, before moving to Rochester in 1954.  On June 26, 1955 she married Louis Vangalis at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.

Phyllis worked as a nurse at Rochester Methodist Hospital for 20 years before retiring in 1987. After her retirement, she volunteered for Methodist Hospital Auxiliary and Meals on Wheels. Phyllis shared a love for horses, and did a lot of riding in her younger years. She also loved to read, listen to music, knit and do crafts. Phyllis was also an avid fan of the Minnesota Twins.

Survivors include her husband Louis, daughters Nancy (Terry) Miller and Ann Vangalis, both of Rochester. She is also survived by her two granddaughters, Krista and Alyssa Miller, both of Rochester, as well as many nieces and nephews. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Eunice Wuethrich, and her brother Clifford Wolff.

In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Peace United Church of Christ or the Ronald McDonald House