Phyllis E. Knott

Phyllis E. Ziegenbusch Knott died at 6:30 a.m., April 9, 2011 at Otterbein Cridersville. She was born March 10, 1918 in Buckland, Ohio to William and Delzada (Wheeler) Ziegenbusch. On February 27, 1970 she married Cornelius A. Knott, Jr. who died April 13, 1988. Phyllis was a 1936 graduate of Buckland High School. In 1939 she graduated from the Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. Phyllis had a lifelong career as a nurse. She was an inspiration to many women who chose to enter the nursing field. Early in her career she worked as a Private Duty Nurse and a Visiting Nurse in Lima. During World War II she moved to Roseburg, Oregon to work in a VA Psychiatric Facility. Later she returned to Lima to work at the Lima Tank Depot as an Industrial Nurse. After the war she moved to Gainesville, Florida and was a nurse at the campus hospital at the University of Florida. In 1950 she returned to Buckland, Ohio and worked in Wapakoneta in the office of Dr. Robert Oyer and then in the Emergency Room of Lima Memorial Hospital. In 1957 she was one of the first employees hired by the Lima Ford Engine Plant. She was employed there as an Industrial Nurse until her retirement in 1981. Phyllis and Cornelius enjoyed many years of travel and winters in Fort Myers, Florida. Phyllis was devoted to her family and enjoyed the company of many friends both old and new. Her grandchildren and especially her four great grandchildren were the joy of her life. She is survived by her daughter Joyce (Mike) Pugh of Buckland,Ohio. A grand daughter, Marjorie Chick of Hilliard, Ohio. A grandson, Gregory (Julie) Pugh of Columbus, Ohio. Four great-grandchildren, Kyle Chick, Annabelle Pugh, Evan Pugh, and Jessica Pugh. One sister, JoAnna (John V.) Graff of Olathe, Kansas and five nieces and nephews, Kristine Gruenebaum, John T. Graff, Margaret Gerdes, William Graff and Mary Susan Baer. She was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Kathryn Ziegenbusch and her first husband John Hughes Davis. She was a member of the Lima Memorial Nurses Alumna Association, the Ford Salaried Retirees, and the Buckland Historical Society. She was a lifelong member of the Buckland United Church of Christ. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bayliff and Eley Funeral Home in Wapakoneta, Pastor Adrian Sunday officiating. Burial will be in the Buckland Cemetery. Friends may call on Thursday between the hours of 4 and 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lima Memorial Hospital Nurses Alumna Scholarship Program, the Buckland United Church of Christ Memorial Fund or the Equestrian Therapy Program.

Phyllis E. Knott

March 10, 1918 - April 9, 2011