Visitation October 30 10:00 - 11:00 AM Zion Lutheran Church Arcadia
Service October 30 11:00 AM Zion Lutheran Church Arcadia
Arcadia Public Cemetery, Arcadia, Iowa
Huebner Funeral Home in charge of services.

Phyllis Dorothy (Branning) Kuhl was born on September 23, 1934, to Fred and Hilda (Grundmeier) Branning in Carroll, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia, Iowa. She received her education at a country school near her home through eighth grade, and attended high school in Manning where she graduated with the class of 1953. Phyllis met her husband, Gene Kuhl in high school. The couple was married on August 15, 1954, at Zion Lutheran Church in Arcadia, and they were blessed with four children. Phyllis was a stay at home mom and enjoyed raising her children. After her kids were grown, she worked various jobs; including a cook at Ar-We-Va Elementary in Arcadia.

Phyllis's faith in God and family was everything. She was an excellent cook. She made the best bread and cinnamon rolls. She enjoyed gardening. Phyllis was a hard-worker who participated in all farm chores, including butchering chickens. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She and Gene cherished attending their school, sporting and 4-H events.

Phyllis passed away on October 26, 2020, at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll at the age of 86 years, one month, and three days.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents; Gene's parents, Herb and Alice (Wilhelm) Kuhl; brother, Fred Branning Jr.; great-grandson, Jake Muhlbauer; and grandson-in-law, Ryan Carlson.

She is survived by her husband, Gene Kuhl of Arcadia; four children, Connie (Steve) McCollough, Doug (Sue) Kuhl and Kristi (Mark) Hoffman all of Vail, Iowa, and Debbie (Tim) Kraus of Westside, Iowa; grandchildren, Stephanie (Brad) Hinners, Stacie (Scot) Muhlbauer, Bradley (Tami) McCollough, Natalie Carlson, Melissa (Obadiah) Sawyer, Jenny (Justin Siegner) Kuhl, Amanda (Greg) Bellville, Mitchell (Amber) Hoffman, Michael (Kait) Hoffman, Shane (Amanda) Kraus, Caitlynn (Justin) Heiman, and Cara (Nic Rosener) Kraus; great-grandchildren, Makayla, Bret, Colter, Shayna, Alice, and Charlie Hinners, Karlie, Ty, Laynie, and Brandt Muhlbauer, Hallie, Aubrie, Dierk, Trace, and Clay McCollough, Taryn and Rhett Carlson, Lane, Sebastian, Landon, and Bruce Kraus, Mason Hoffman, Ryder and Calvin Bellville, Maddox Hoffman, and Raven Marie Oxendale; siblings, Beverly (Mike Tomlianovich) Branning of Bloomington, Illinois, and Bonnie (Ron) Cornelius of Vail; sister-in-law, Pat Branning of Carroll; brother-in-law, Rollin (Darlene) Kuhl of Irwin, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.

Page 57 of the Manning Schools history book

Washington No. 1

I don't have any pictures of Phyllis but here are some of the older Branning & Grundmeier students.
If anyone in the Branning family has country school pix, please let me know.

September 1923 - Ruth (Grundmeier) Tewes, Hilda (Grundmeier) Branning, Martha Vetter, Elvina Reinart
The rest of the kids Martha Vetter did not know...
Miss Jons teacher

Back: Louis Vetter, Art Branning, Earl Eischeid, Paul Vetter, Martha Vetter, Ethel Petersohn, Hilda Branning, Glennie Schoenjahn - teacher
Gilmore Oeser far right middle row in complete black clothes
Front Row: first girl in all white is possibly Arlene Peters, ??, possibly a Peters boy, ??, ??

Back: Hilda (Grundmeier) Branning, Martha Vetter, Louise (Grundmeier) Kurth
Front: Ruth (Grundmeier) Tews, Elvina Reinart, Helen Petersohn
Eleanor Jons - teacher

MHS 1953: Vera Ahrenholtz, Marlene Anthony, Glenn Branning, Phyllis Branning, Claus Bunz, Margene Drees, Allan Eich, Mary Lou Foley, Daryl Genzen, Loyce Gray, David Grundmeier, Dorothy Hammer, Marlene Hargens, Marlene Jahn, Wilbur Jahn, William Jensen, Ardella Joens, Donna Joens, Barbara Knaack, Dareld Kracht, Gene Kuhl, Gene Martens, Roland Meeves, David Muhlbauer, Robert Neubaum, Pete Petersen, Lewis Puck, Merlin Ramsey, Patricia Ramsey, Richard Rix, Corrine Sander, Cleone Schroeder, Colleen Schwiesow, Maxine Sextro, Ruth Sextro, Shirley Sextro, Glenn Singsank, Melvin Sinow, Donna Spies, Norbert Stoberl, Betty Stuhr, Merlene Thompson, Allen Vennink, Shirley Vinke, Roger Vollstedt, Shirley Watson, Myra Weinbrandt, James Wingrove, Phyllis Zerwas

Former MHS 1953: Dean Aden, Janet Asmus, Carol Bliefert, Joseph Bringleson, Jr., Mary Bringleson, Janet Dau, James Davenport, Michael Farmer, Jack Fuller, Howard Gilman, Roger Hansen, Mary Ann Hass, Richard Henriksen, Mary Ann Holme, Donald Lerssen, Caroline Louisfield, Roger Mentzer, Ramon Meyers, Leo Miller, Charlotte Mishler, Patricia Pare, Janice Popp, JoAnn Ramsey, Betty Remmes, James Rostermundt, Darrel Sander, Lois Sander, Everett Slechta, Arlo Stein, Michael Sullivan, Nadine Walters, Jon Wiemann

Ninth Grade graduation

Ninth Grade graduation