Phyllis Jeanne (Phillips) Lindland died peacefully late the evening of November 17, 2022, surrounded by her family, prayer, and so much love.

Phyllis was born to Joseph and Jennie Mooney Phillips in New Castle, PA November 4, 1933, the second of three children and the only daughter. Throughout her teens in the 1940s, Phyllis discovered she inherited the Mooney love of worship singing, theatre, and enviable skills in the kitchen. She went first to King's College and Taylor University for music, where she met the love of her life, a tall Norwegian from New York named Tom Lindland, who basically stalked her until she agreed to go on a date with him.

The 1950s brought marriage, four boys, and a move from Indiana to New Jersey. The 1960s finally brought two girls, another boy, and a girl (that's five boys and three girls if you lost count). Phyllis developed a love of furniture restoration, bargain hunting, and interior design thanks to a neighbor who would remain her lifelong best friend. In addition, Phyllis and Tom joined the Northern Valley Evangelical Free Church, singing in the choir and grounding her children in Christ.

The 1970s meant significant changes for Phyllis, Tom, and the family, with a move back to Indiana and a life dominated by her sons' basketball games, meatball sandwich-fueled parties, and the oldest kids heading off to college. Phyllis' style was also on display, with the Muncie Star newspaper featuring the family in front of a white picket fence.

By 1975, the family relocated to Wilton, Connecticut, with proximity to New York City enriching Phyllis' love of design. She started volunteering at the town's consignment store, the Turnover Shop, and the semi-annual Minks to Sinks sale, where she was active for more than forty-five years. The family joined Hope Church, continuing a love of singing and worship so integral to Phyllis' life.

The 1980s brought an almost empty nest, more kids to college, the first grandchild, and an opportunity to travel to Europe and beyond, testing her bargain hunting mettle at the famed flea markets of Paris and London's Portobello Road. Phyllis combined her love of design with her commitment to Christ, participating in many of Hope Church's functions and events, including Daily Vacation Bible School and many mission activities.

The 1990s brought more grandchildren, more travel, more entertaining, and a blessed life filled with family, love, God, music, really good food, really good bargain hunting, and really beautiful surroundings.

In the 2000s, Tom retired, and a decision was made to downsize from the family home to fulfill Phyllis's dream to, well, live in a barn. But not just any barn. A barn built around 1790, replete with original slate floors in the kitchen, rough-hewn beams, and the most charming potting shed in town. Phyllis decorated this rustic retreat with her signature white linen furniture and an extensive collection of blue and white china and Staffordshire dogs, carefully curated over five decades. A few years later, Wilton Magazine would feature the barn house on its cover.

The decade of the 2010s brought transition. Phyllis' beloved Tom passed away in March 2012. Two kids moved to California, another moved overseas, and there were significant changes in the family structure. But Phyllis was also blessed with two more grandchildren and discovered a love of baseball thanks to her sons' involvement with the Bristol Blues. However, by the end of the decade, much of Phyllis' notable independence was compromised by her struggles with glaucoma and mobility challenges.

Just as it did for so many, the 2020 pandemic brought about more change to Phyllis' life. In early 2022, Phyllis was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare brain disorder for which there is no treatment. Despite these difficulties, Phyllis stayed strong, engaged, and involved in her children's life, sporting British Red lipstick, eating penny candy, and giving good advice until the very end.

Phyllis is predeceased by her loving and devoted husband, Tom Lindland. She is survived by her eight children, Randall, Larry, Steve (Laura Cuddy), Doug (Debbie), Wendee (Charles Sommerville), Sommer (Ken Volpe), David (Fiona Pool), and Rebecca, eleven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, many beloved family members, and close, lifelong friends.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Our Daily Bread (odb.org) or your favorite faith-based organization.