Phyllis Stanley Obituary Phyllis J. Stanley, 84, resident of Clitherall, died on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at Park Gardens Senior Living. Phyllis was born on February 4, 1940, at home near Staples, MN, to Joseph P. and Pearl H. (Bakken) Didier. Due to her fathers employment, they moved multiple times which included the Deerwood Crosby area, Grand Rapids, and a move to Oregon. In 1951 her family moved to Two Harbors. She attended Two Harbors High School. In 1958 Phyllis moved to Brainerd where she met the love of her life John Stanley. They were married on November 25, 1961, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. They moved to White Bear Lake where they had four children. On July 1, 1967, John and Phyllis purchased a small hobby farm in Foley, MN, where they had two more children. Phyllis managed their sanitation business from 1972 to 1977. She started with Crystal Cabinets in 1978 and retired on August 30, 2005. She also worked as a CNA as a secondary job for many years. She devoted much of her life to raising her children, which included many years of 4-H and attending many school activities. She also really enjoyed serving her church. She enjoyed her summers camping, gardening, and working on the hobby farm. Her passions in life were her faith, her husband, her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Survived by her children: Michael (Cathy), John "Jack" (Penny), Janiece (Rusty) Peck, Suzanne (Robert) Sycks, Rebecca (Paul) Mecklenburg, Beth Ann (Mark) Foerderer, many grandchildren and great grandchildren, and a brother Duane Didier. Phyllis is preceeded in death by her parents, husband John, great granddaughter Saylor Marsh. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00am on Friday, November 1st at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brainerd. Visitation times are Thursday from 4-7:00pm at the Nelson-Doran Funeral Home and Friday one hour prior to Services at the Church. The burial will be in Bethel Lutheran Cemetery. The Stanley family wants to give a heartfelt thank you to the entire staff at Park Gardens Senior Living in Fergus Falls.