Phyllis Groot, nee Persenaire, age 80, beloved wife of the late John C. Groot. Loving mother of Valerie (Gerald) Van Woerkom, Pamela (Lee) Brandsma, Gayle (Steven) Vryhof, Lawrence (Dawn) Groot, and Robin (Benjamin) Ipema. Dear grandmother of 23 and great-grandmother of 3. Fond sister of Betty (Con) Douma, Dorothy (Wendy) Yonker, Jean (John) Rosier, June (Earl) Wolff, Chuch (Phyllis) Persenaire, and Donna (John) Leo. Fond sister-in-law of the late Lawrence (the late Virginia) Groot. Visitation Tuesday 4-8 PM at Colonial Chapel, 15525 S. 73rd Ave. (155th/Wheeler Dr. & Harlem) Orland Park. Burial Wedensday 9:30 am at Chapel Hill Gardens South, 113th & Central Ave. Memorial Service Wednesday 11:00 am at Palos Heights Christian Reformed Church, 7059 W. 127th St. Memorials to Bethshan, Elim Christian School, or Day Star School, Chicago, IL preferred. 708-532-5400. Sign guest book at www.colonialchapel.com