Date of Death: June 10, 2026
Service Details
Her family will receive friends Monday, June 15, 2026 beginning at 11:00 a.m. at Hohner Funeral Home, 1004 Arnold St., Three Rivers. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Mike Owen officiating.
Obituary Notice
Linda Sue Phillips, 78, of Three Rivers, passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at her home.
She was born March 18, 1948 in Kalamazoo, the daughter of Alko and Gladys (Dyksterhouse) Slater, and graduated from Loy Norrix High School.
In 1966 Linda married Gary Phillips in Kalamazoo, and they settled in Cooper Township. As they raised their four boys in Kalamazoo, she was the ultimate homemaker.
Around 2000 they moved to their home near Corey Lake and Linda went to work as a paraprofessional in special education for the Three Rivers Community Schools. She also enjoyed working and making friends at the Swiss Valley Ski Area and Corey Lake Orchards.
Linda built lasting friendships and was constantly checking on her friends and neighbors, always there to lend a helping hand. No matter the distance between them, she made sure to stay close with her family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; sleepovers with “Gigi” & PaPa were a big hit.
Her life was a perfect representation of someone who would go with the flow, but carried the world.
Remaining to cherish her memory are her husband, Gary Phillips; sons, Brad Phillips, Kevin (Carrie) Phillips, and Wade Phillips; daughter-in-law, Cathy Phillips; grandchildren, Jacob (Angela) Phillips, Lindsey (Tyler) Ellis, Bryant Phillips, and Daryl Marinkovich; great-grandchildren, Katherine, Braxton, Wyatt, Ezra, Harrison, Ava, Findley, and Forest; sister, Sharon Williams; several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by her son, Ron Phillips.
Additional Information
Donations in Linda’s memory may be given to her family in care of Gary Phillips.
Please Leave Your Condolences
When your condolences are submitted they will not display until approved by the Hohner staff for appropriateness out of respect for their memory. They should appear within 24 hours or less. Thank you for your understanding.
Linda was always so welcoming. Her smile always made you feel included. She will be missed.
Sending all my love to Gary and the rest of the family 💕
Gary, I’m thinking of you and your family today. I remember Linda like it was yesterday. I went through this 52 years ago. May the lord be with you and your family at this most difficult time. Just remember she’s with Jesus and her loved ones now. Will be praying for you in the coming days. God bless you.
Our Heartfelt sympathy to the Phillips Family. What a Special Lady Linda was, always made you feel at home, had a Hug for you and also a kind word. May the Lord give all of you strength and grace for the days ahead. Keeping you in our prayers and may it comfort you knowing Ron and David were right there with the Lord to Welcome Her Home. God Bless, the Bannow Family.
We met at Eagle Lake when both our parents had a place neighboring each other. We became fast friends! Our families celebrated everything together. We shared our children and each other.. I Will miss my sweet and loving friend 💔
I am so sorry to read about Linda’s death. She was such a kind, fun, and lovely lady…
She will be missed.
Linda was such a sweet soul, and she’ll be deeply missed by everyone who knew her. I’ll be keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers as you remember the good times, share stories, and celebrate her life.
I’m so sorry for her loss of life here on earth but rejoice for her new body and life in Heaven.
May God bless and keep you and comfort you in this difficult time.
I love you Gary and pray you will get through this walking close to our Lord Jesus Christ as He alone can give you the strength and peace needed to survive.
My thoughts and prayers continue for you.
Dearest Gary…. I am so sorry to hear the news that Linda has left you and yours…Sometimes things just happen, here one minute, gone the next…not an easy thing to understand. I have known you and your family for many years, with Georgia being my forever friend. I can remember Linda when she was pregnant with the twins…boy was she HUGE!!!! But always with a smile and laughter that lit up the room. She was a very loving and caring person, which I feel blessed to have known. May the lord bless and keep you , with guidance through your difficult times…. HUGS, Irene Elferink Irwin
I’m sorry for the families loss. I had the honor of working with Linda as a paraprofessional and at Meijer. Linda was so amazing person and she will be missed.🙏
Know our thoughts and prayers are with your entire family. She was such a beautiful person that I’m so happy I got to meet.
I am so sorry for your great loss, Gary. I so enjoyed working with both of you at Corey Lake Orchards. May you have peace and joy in remembrance of a life well lived. My condolences to your whole family.
I’m sorry for the loss of the Phillips family. The news was devastating. She will be dearly missed. I will be out of town so I won’t be able to say goodbye in person but please know I am beside you in spirit. I love you Gary. Please let me know if I can help you with anything. And be ready for a lot of wellness checks as I will be checking in on you.
I have know Linda for 61 years, and 59 of these years as my sister in law married to my oldest brother Gary.
She is already truly missed.
May her memories bring us all comfort. .Many years ago Linda became a born again Christian.,she is now happy and healthy in Heaven walking and talking with Jesus, and so many of our loved ones .
May God give Gary ,Sharon and the rest of the family comfort and peace. ♡♡♡♡
att grand children she will always be a chunck of me that is missing and sadly i think it has hit papa ( gary ) that she is gone it sure has hit me ezra and ava she will be forever missed and a fun memory of her i would like to share is how she could make you lagh im going to miss her