A picture of Phyllis will be posted as soon as one from her PAS-S classes can be located.

Phyllis Ann Mainzer 1927 -2009

It saddens us to inform you of the loss of a dear PAS-S student who has enjoyed classes with many of you over the years.

The information below was obtained from a published Obituary.

Tom & Doris Ann

Phyllis Ann (Gross) Mainzer, 82, died Sept. 28, in Murrells Inlet, S.C.

Born May 25, 1927 in Salem, Ohio, she was the daughter of William and Mary (Gray) Gross.

Phyllis is a graduate of Salem High School and Salem City Hospital School of Nursing. She also attended Miami University in Athens, Ohio, where she met and married LaMonte (Monte) Mainzer. They resided in Denville for 26 years before retiring to Myrtle Beach, SC in 1991.

Phyllis worked at Hostess House and Jeanette's, volunteered at St. Clare's in Denville, served on the Architectural Review Board in Soccastee, and was a proud member of The Grand Strand Porcelain Art Club, where she served in many capacities.

Phyllis will be remembered not only for her incredible artistic talents, but for her generosity and love to those whose lives she touched.

She was predeceased by her husband Monte in 1999; son Scott in 1990; a sister Beverly; and brothers, William, Richard, and Galen.

Phyllis is survived by a son, David Mainzer, of Myrtle Beach; her daughter Susan Gallagher, her husband David; her most loved granddaughters, Gwendolyn and Clarissa, all of Denville; two brothers Herbert and Gerald Gross, and many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements were conducted by McMillan Small. Burial took place in Salem, Ohio.