October 22, 2011

CROGHAN, N.Y.   —  Phyllis E. Lehman, 84, of Mechanic Street, died Saturday morning, Oct. 22, at Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the First Mennonite Church of New Bremen with the Revs. Ken Landis and Bruce Chartrand officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Calling hours will be held 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at the church. 

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Adirondack Funeral Home in Croghan.

Born Feb. 2, 1927, in Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of John and Susuan Kennel Jutzi, she was educated in Waterloo County schools. She graduated from Jefferson Community College in 1971. 

She married C. William Lehman at the First Mennonite Church of Kitchner, Ontario, on Oct. 5, 1946, with the Rev. Merle Shantz officiating. 

She worked as a secretary and in advertising, lastly by MR Jutzi, Industrial Auctioneer.  

She enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting, sewing and spending time with family.

Surviving are twin sons and their wives, Brian and Joan, Beaver Falls, and Brent and Janelle, Mannsville. She also raised numerous foster children. She has four grandchildren and their spouses, Tracy and Dan Sheridin, Mebane, NC; Brent Jr and Daniele Lehman, Cobleskill; Pamela and Scott Goodheart, and Kimberly Lehman all of Lowville. She has three great grandchildren, Daniel, Austin and Payton Goodheart; two sisters, Mae Snider and Lucetta Stauffer; a brother, Merlin Jutzi, all of Canada; two sisters-in-law, Alice Lehman, Castorland and Loretta Jutzi, Kitchner Ontario; nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was predeceased by twin grandsons Daniel and David, two brothers Addison and Munro Jutzi, and four sisters, Leona Widrick, Mildred Calvert, Blanche Jutzi and Ortha Wideman. 

Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Eastern Division, Inc 6725 Lyons St. Syracuse, NY 13057-9364 or the Mennonite Central Committee 21 S. 12th St., PO Box 500 Akron, PA 17501-0500. 

Online condolences may be made at www.adirondackfh.com.   

Information provided by Adirondack Funeral Home and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.