Phyllis JoAnn (Hocking) Speaker, 77, of Menominee, IL passed away on Tuesday June 4th, 2019 peacefully at Mercy One Dubuque Medical Center, in Dubuque, IA.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Nativity BVM Church at Menominee, IL, with Fr. Dennis Cahill officiating.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, June 7, 2019 at the Miller Funeral Home in East Dubuque, where the Parish Scripture Service will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Friends may also call from 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

Phyllis was born on April 19th, 1942 in New Diggings, WI to James and Anastacia Hocking. She graduated from Benton High School in 1959, and attended Freeport Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, where she graduated with her degree in 1963.  She started her nursing career at Galena-Stauss Hospital.  She then spent over 30 years at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, where she then retired.  She also taught for the Galena Volunteer EMT program until her retirement.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, James and Anastacia Hocking, her siblings, Shirley (Hocking) Harris of New Diggins, WI, Darlene (Hocking) Bergeron of Roscoe, IL, James Wesley Hocking of Hazel Green, WI, Jane (Hocking) Alderson of Benton, WI, Alice (Hocking) Smith of Freeport, IL and step-daughter, Angela (Speaker) DeWilfond of Moline, IL.

She is survived by her husband Robert Speaker, who she married on May 18th, 1990, her daughter , Sheri (Linda) Anger of Galena, IL, her son, Daniel (Theresa) Anger of Rochester, MN, her stepson, Jeff (Renee) Speaker of Menominee IL, step-daughter, Laurie (James) Rohner of Bettendorf IA, brother William Hocking of Galena, IL.  Phyllis is also survived by 11 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.

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