Phyllis Miller

Phyllis Charlier-Miller, 87, of Marshalltown, Iowa, passed away on the evening of October 7, 2023 at Unity Point Health-Marshalltown with her family at her side.

Private services for Phyllis will be held and she will be laid to rest at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Marshalltown. Memorials in Phyllis’ name may be directed to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. For additional information or to send a condolence to the family please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234.

Phyllis Yvonne Gallentine was born April, 6, 1936. She was the youngest of six children born to William “Willie” and Winifred “Peggy” (Harris) Gallentine. Phyllis grew up in Marshalltown, Iowa.

On May 16, 1954, she was united in marriage to Tom Charlier at the Central Christian Church in Marshalltown. At the time she was working at Marshall Ice Cream where she had spent 5 years happily employed. She was the proud mother to six children, Tom, Patty, John, Mary, David, and Mark. As her family grew, they became the number one priority in her life and she made her career taking care of her family. Phyllis was always involved with the PTA while her kids attended school and also served as a homeroom mother for each of her kids at Aaron Palmer Elementary School. She took care not only of her own family but also others when needed. She maintained Blue Star in her window for many years and helped many kids. In 1973, she began working for Kiowa in Marshalltown where she would work as a machinist for 29 years and was a proud accomplishment of hers. In 1978, Tom passed away. On July 18, 1980, she was united in marriage to Robert Miller at the Central Christian Church. They remained married until Robert’s passing in 2018.

Out of the many hobbies that she had, Phyllis was always known to have an immaculate yard free of weeds and the lawns always neatly trimmed and cut. She enjoyed baking and was well known for many cherished family recipes but as her kids had stated was that she made the best divinity at the holiday times. She was creative in the kitchen and loved feeding anyone who came to visit.

Those left to cherish her memory are her children, Tom (Sandra) Charlier, Patty (Steven Nederhoff) Charlier, John Charlier, Mary Charlier, David (Shelly) Charlier, and Mark Charlier; her grandchildren, Bill, Beth, Brandon, Bobby, Ben, Alexandra, Dustin, Justin, Joey, Quinten, and Jonathan; her great-grandchildren, Bryan, Max, Tallie, Kenzie, Audrey, Evan, Beckham, Alex, and Derek; alongside many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by both of her husbands, Tom Charlier and Robert Miller; her parents Willie and Peggy Gallentine; and her siblings, Florence, Doris, Dale, Juanita, and Peggy.