Carol Phyllis Philgreen passed away August 29th, 2024 in Overland Park, Kansas. She was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota to David and Beda Wallin. Carol and her loving husband, Ron, lived in Chicago, Illinois and San Jose, California before moving to Overland Park, Kansas in 1971. They raised 3 children who cherished how kind, gentle and thoughtful she was. She cared so deeply and was the best person to talk to about anything. She loved planning celebrations for holidays, reunions with her sisters and birthdays, always having in mind a special activity for the youngest ones in the group. She was softspoken, but had a delightful sense of humor and was often the source of themes, funny skits and crazy contests when family was together. Carol had an amazing ability to see and soak in the beauty of God’s creation around her, be it in the lacy patterns of leaves against the sunlit sky or the layers of color in her garden. All things green thrived in her care. She loved the arts, beautiful paintings and was an artist herself. Most importantly, she had a steadfast, quiet faith in the Lord that underpinned everything she said and did.
In her professional life she started as a secretary in engineering and telecommunications, and through years of growing in knowledge and experience, was promoted to systems engineer, responsible for the cutover from old analog switches to the new digital switching equipment. Her coworkers appreciated how thorough she was, leaving nothing to chance and no detail unaddressed in these critical and complicated projects. She was a woman far ahead of her time, but she always said her best accomplishment was her family.
She is preceded in death by her sisters, Helen Beck, Florence Brown and Betty Green. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Philgreen, her children, Sherri Aron and her husband Mark, David Philgreen and his wife Hilary, Catherine Jill Blazer and her husband Steve, seven grandchildren, Carrie Stephen, Stephanie Aron, Luke Philgreen, Kimberly Blazer, Rachel Aron, William Blazer and Lance Philgreen, sisters Dorothy Lancaster and Julie Haeberle and a large loving extended family.
A Celebration of Life will be held on September 14th, 10:00 AM at Wesley Covenant Chapel, 13720 Roe Avenue, Leawood, KS 66224. A reception will follow on site, after the service.
