Phyllis Jean Robinson, 71

Phyllis Jean Robinson, 71, a longtime Whitefish resident, passed away of natural causes at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle on July 20, 2005.

She was born April 8, 1934, in Portland, Ore., the daughter of Leo and Flora Gunnels.

She married John L. Robinson in 1963 in Everett, Wash. John passed away in 1978.

Phyllis worked over 20 years as a social worker with the Montana State Department of Family Services and retired in 1995.

She was a member of the Whitefish Golden Agers, where she was president for two years, Stumptown Historical Society and T.O.P.S.

She enjoyed painting, traveling, swimming, walking and square dancing.

She was preceded by her husband, John L. Robinson, in 1978.

Phyllis is survived by her daughters, Pamela Kohl and Deborah Willis of Whitefish, and Jackie Berger of Olympia, Wash.; son, Roy Robinson of Kalispell; sister, Norma McQueen of Washington; and brother, Ronald Gunnels of Columbia Falls; two grandsons, five granddaughters, two great-grandsons, and one great-granddaughter.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at the Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 28, at the Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish. The Rev. David V. Kauffman will officiate. Burial will follow at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell.