Phyllis Gildersleeve

LIMINGA – Longtime area resident, Phyllis Gildersleeve, 90, passed

away peacefully on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at the Howard Young

Medical Center in Woodruff, Wisconsin.

She was born November 15, 1934, in Crystal Falls, Michigan, daughter of

Peter and Marion LeGault.

Phyllis attended Michigan Technological University where she graduated

with a BS in Physics in 1956. She also studied for her master's degree

and then taught physics at Michigan Tech.

On September 8, 1956, she married the love of her life, George

Gildersleeve, who she met while attending MTU. They made their home

in Dollar Bay, MI where they raised their children and were married for 53

years before his passing in 2009.

Phyllis enjoyed sewing, knitting, making dolls, gardening, and following

her sports teams; the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Tigers.

Phyllis is survived by her children, Margaret (Jack) Dunstan, Marilyn

Leiman, Laurie (Randy) Aho, Daniel (Karla) Gildersleeve, and Cheryl

(Lou Crabtree) LaBranche; 17 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren,

brother-in-law Bruce (Carroll) Gildersleeve, and sister-in-law Joanna

Gildersleeve.

She was preceded in death by her husband George, her parents, son-in-

law Jeffrey Leiman, brother Robert (Virginia) LeGault, brothers-in-law

Wayne (Marian) Gildersleeve and Tom Gildersleeve, and sister-in-law

Beverly (Ron) Ball.

At the request of the deceased there will be no visitation or funeral

service. Her loved ones will hold a celebration of life at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled by Memorial Chapel Funeral &

Cremation Service in Hancock. Online condolences may be expressed to

the family at memorialchapel.net.