Phyllis Jean Homan Hauck, 86

On Jan. 14, 2015, Phyllis Jean Homan Hauck passed away at her home.

Phyllis was born May 8, 1928, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Her family lived in Colorado, Pennsylvania, and California prior to coming to the Northwest in 1946 (Dad loved to explore). She married Dale Vance Hauck in 1949, settling in Spirit Lake, Idaho, where she has been living in the same home since.

Phyllis belonged to the Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church serving in several positions during those 65 years of membership. She worked as a nurse at the Spirit Lake Hospital, where two of her children were born, and then as a clerk for the city of Spirit Lake. She was a registered Republican and strongly believed in the right to vote - if you didn't vote you could not complain.

Her husband Dale passed away in 1971. In 1973, Phyllis married Lester Clark Hauck who passed in 2009.

Phyllis enjoyed gardening, sewing, camping, traveling, and especially loved family gatherings. The annual elk hunting trip to central Idaho was a yearly highlight. Phyllis was very loving and social, and she kept in contact through regular correspondence, including a Christmas card and letter mailing list that over the years grew to over 200 friends and relatives. This was her version of Facebook!

She is survived by her baby brother, Thomas Homan; children Keith Hauck, Terrie Hauck (Timothy Nersinger), Mark Hauck (Karla Graham), Shawn Hauck, Burt Hauck (Yong Ae), Wayne Hauck, and Celeste Geaudreau; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Hospice of North Idaho. Please visit Phyllis' online memorial and sign her guestbook at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.