Phyllis Kaye Thompson was born March 23, 1959 in Alma, Michigan and passed away from complications due to COVID, at her AFC home in Ithaca on January 10, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Keith and Alice Thompson of Ithaca. She is survived by her sister, Ruth Essenberg of DeWitt; brother, Ted (Rae Ellyn) Thompson of Whitehouse, Ohio; nieces and nephews Tony (Lori) Essenberg of Laingsburg, Michigan, Tyler (Kate) Thompson of Milford, Ohio, Camala (Kyle) Ross of Valley View, Ohio; and great grand nieces and nephews Megan, Jacob, and Adam Essenberg, Maddy and Max Powers, Aiden and Emma Thompson, and Mazzlyn Ross.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Phyllis will be held at 3pm, Friday, January 15, 2021, with visitation from 2pm until the time of the service at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Ithaca. Father Edwin Dwyer will officiate and interment will follow at the North Star Cemetery.
A special thanks to the staff at the South Main AFC Home and also Hospice for all their compassionate and loving care of Phyllis.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Special Olympics of Michigan.
The family is being served by the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca. Condolences may be left for the family online at www.bardenfuneralhome.com.