HANDLEY, Phyllis

PHYLLIS HANDLEY Phyllis Julia Handley, 104, formerly of Coaldale & Lethbridge passed away peacefully on December 15, 2024, at Rochester, Alberta.
Phyllis was born on April 29, 1920 in Empress, Alberta, to parents Annie and Richard Hopkins. She married Lester Handley in 1944, together raising three children: Ron, Roger and Melody. Phyllis was a teacher as a younger woman, then later worked side-by-side with her husband in the manufacturing, auction and real estate businesses as cashier and book keeper. Phyllis loved to dance, travel, make ceramics, sew, and later in life, she was Les’s fishing companion. Her door was always open for company. Phyllis’s trade mark was her welcoming smile. Phyllis was predeceased by her parents; husband, Les Handley; three siblings; grandchildren, Brad Handley, Dana and Laura Shologan; son-in-law, Patrick Shologan. Remaining to cherish Phyllis’ memory are children- Ron (Melina) Handley, Roger (Cathy) Handley, Melody Shologan; Six grandchildren, twelve great-grandchildren; Phyllis’s many loved nieces and nephews, and cherished friends.