Phyllis Elaine Moltmaker, 88, of Mount Clemens passed away March 13, 2019, following a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.

A service of celebration and remembrance will be held on April 27, 2019 at the Utica United Methodist Church located at 8650 Canal Rd, Sterling Heights, Mi 48314. Rev. Don Gotham will be officiating. Visitation will begin at 3:00pm and the service will follow at 4:00pm. Please join the family following the service at a dinner in the church's fellowship hall at 5:00pm. Burial will occur at a later date in Clinton Grove Cemetery, Mount Clemens.

Phyllis was born on April 25, 1930, to Lawrence and Aleen (Christy) Ritzman. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1948 and received a BS in Business Education from Western Michigan University. She met Dean Russell Moltmaker on a blind date while attending Western and they married December 20, 1952. While Dean was in the Army, she worked as a Teller for bank near Fort Leonard Wood, MO. After moving to Mount Clemens in 1955, she raised three children until all were in school. She worked as a substitute teacher until 1976 and started work at Mount Clemens Bank in 1978. She was a Teller, Teller Trainer and Human Resource Personnel Assistant until retiring in 1992. When not working she enjoyed family, camping, theatre and was active in the United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women, both in Mt. Clemens, and later in Utica. She was very active swimming and exercising at the Mount Clemens YMCA. After retiring in 1993 she enjoyed traveling with Dean, both in their motor home and tours to the Holy Land, Greece and Turkey, Egypt, Oberammergau, Hawaii, and cruises up the Inside Passage to Alaska and through the Panama Canal. They also volunteered for many years at the Henry Ford Macomb Hospital gift shop.

She is survived by one sister Marge Stephenson, three Children and five grandchildren. D'Anna (John) Potter, Laura and Erin. David (Sam) Moltmaker, Steven and Kelly. Allan (Margo) Moltmaker, Samantha. She is preceded in death by her husband Dean Moltmaker, parents and her sister Doreen Ross.

In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to either the Alzheimer's Association Mind Over Matter bike ride or the Utica United Methodist Church through the links below.

2019 Mind Over Matter Bike Event

http://act.alz.org/site/TR?px=4814370&pg=personal&fr_id=12914&et=RJnNAOPHQVkt3Tsz8A0ELQ&s_tafId=468897

https://giving.ncsservices.org/g3/