Phyllis

Schultz

Phyllis E. Schultz of Millbury, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at Kingston Residence of Perrysburg Assisted Living, where she had lived for the past twenty months. Prior to that she lived in Millbury, Ohio, The Villages and Orange Park, Florida, and in Curtice, Ohio, where she raised her family.

Phyllis was preceded in death in 2024 by Ronald, her husband of 66 years, her parents, William E. and Eva (Cody) Hickman, sister Evalene Collins, and brothers Wayne, Dewey, and Estell Hickman.

Phyllis was born in Durbin, WV July 29, 1939 . In childhood she moved to Walbridge, OH, where she graduated from Lake High School. She worked as a teller for Ohio Citizens in Oregon, and later as a loan officer at NationsCredit in Jacksonville, FL. Phyllis was a lifelong member of the Church of God, where she met her husband.

In Ohio, Phyllis and Ron spent many weekends participating in parades as members of the Zenobia Shrine Jeepsters and traveled extensively with those friends and with other members of the Rubicon Masonic Lodge. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, biking, exploring genealogy, attending concerts, and especially spending time with her dear friends. Phyllis and Ron were Jacksonville Jaguars inaugural season ticket holders and loved the tailgate parties.

They also followed their son Eric who wrestled in AAU, then Cardinal Stritch High School and OSU wrestling programs. She was a proud athletic mom and loved donning red & black, and later, scarlet & grey for those occasions.

Phyllis and Ron enjoyed traveling, visiting Mexico, the Galapagos Islands, Hawaii, Alaska, and Ecuador. They took many American and European cruises. One special trip was a river cruise and bicycle trip in Germany with The Villages Cycling Association. Phyllis evolved from someone who didn't like heights and hated flying to a woman who zip-lined through through the jungle canopy in Costa Rica and para-sailed in the Bahamas. She embraced life with gusto.

Phyllis greatly valued the people in her life and was devoted and generous with her family and friends. She loved keeping everyone fed, even beyond the point of feeling full, and always made the holidays feel special. She was funny and fun-loving, feisty, protective and helpful. She was very gregarious and social. It wasn't unusual for her to strike up a conversation with a stranger, even in a different country if she noticed them wearing an OSU hat or a Mudhens T and she'd find that they had a common friend or high school classmate. That's the kind of person she was. She will be greatly missed by all those who had the pleasure of knowing her.

She is survived by her children Suzanne (Richard) Zalesak, Cyndy Fiser, and Eric (Elizabeth) Schultz. The joy of Phyllis's life were her grandchildren Jason Hineline, Stephen (Brittani Bylon) Zalesak, Nina (Pearu) Zalesak-Unga, Will (Olivia) Fiser, Adam & Annabelle Schultz, and her new great-grandson Ian Fiser.

The family will receive visitors Friday, November 20th, at Eggleston Meinert & Pavley Funeral Home, Millbury Chapel, 1111 Woodville Rd., from 10:00 until the time of services at 1:00. Interment will follow at Toledo Memorial Park Cemetery, Sylvania, Ohio.