Phyllis J. Neises

Phyllis J. Neises, 97, died September 19, 2025.

Phyllis was born on September 7, 1928, in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Eulala and Charles Plumb. She was the youngest of seven children. At the age of two, her family moved to Harrisonville, MO, and when she was nine years old, they relocated to Wichita, Kansas. In her sophomore year, the family moved again to Chanute, KS, where she graduated from Chanute High School. After graduation, she returned to Wichita, where she attended Wichita State University.

On November 23, 1950, Phyllis married Edwin J. Bauer, and they had three children: Steve, Gregory, and Gail. They were married for thirty-four years until Edwin’s passing in 1984. On January 19, 1990, she married Ted F. Neises. With this marriage, she gained two stepchildren: Joe Neises and Jennifer Funke. Phyllis and Ted were married for ten and a half years until Ted’s death in 2000.

Phyllis was a braille transcriber and was actively involved in several organizations for the visually impaired throughout her adult life. She retired from Learjet.

She is survived by her children: Steve Bauer (wife Micki, deceased), Gregory Bauer, Gail Bauer; her stepchildren, Joe (Jodi) Neises, Jennifer (Ed) Funke; granddaughters, Rachel Bauer, Danielle Shelton; step-grandchildren, Joel Neises, Janelle Piper, Julia D’Arnald, Laura Youngers, Lindsay Funke; as well as ten great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents; her sisters, Virginia Taylor, Helen Parsons, Donna Parshall, Ruth Taft; brothers, Allen and Willard Plumb.

Rosary will be at 6:00 pm, Sunday, September 28, 2025; Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, Monday, September 29, 2025, both at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.

Memorials have been established with: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 861 N. Socora, Wichita, KS 67212 and Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N. Hillside, Wichita, KS 67219.

Services in care of Downing & Lahey West Mortuary.