Phyllis R. Schultz, born on March 9, 1938 in a farmhouse near Cando, North Dakota died in Lebanon, New Hampshire on Sept. 8, 2020.
Following a career in healthcare teaching and research that took her around the world, she and her husband Bob moved to Port Townsend in 2000, where she engaged with enthusiasm in supporting the town library, serving as secretary of the county Democrats, and helping to preserve wildlife habitat. In 2013, Phyllis and Bob moved to Lebanon, New Hampshire, to be closer to the families of their sons Rob and Sander.
Phyllis is survived by Bob, Rob, and Sander; daughters-in-law Alex Keats, Sara Schultz, and Diane Reinhardt; and grandchildren Eleanor Keats, Bergren Keats, Hunter Schultz, Tayler Schultz, Meryl Friets, and Sophie Friets. Contributions honoring Phyllis’s memory may be made to the Jefferson Land Trust, 1033 Lawrence St., Port Townsend, Washington, 98368.
