Phyllis Ann Lundeen

Phyllis Ann (Novakowski) Lundeen, age 92, passed away of natural causes on July 27, 2024, in Pawleys Island, SC. She was a resident of the Lakes at Litchfield in Pawleys Island, SC, for the last 8 years.

Born July 14, 1932, in Gardner, MA, she was the youngest of 7 children of the late Stanley Stephen Novakowski and Stephanie (Klys) Novakowski. She attended Gardner High School and Fitchburg State Teachers College. She also earned her Master's Degree in Reading Education from University of Pittsburgh.

Nothing mattered more to Phyllis than her love of God and her family. In 1955, Phyllis married the late Gerald R. Lundeen also of Gardner, MA who preceded her in death in 2022. They had three children: Cynthia Braciak from Belleair, FL, Scott Lundeen from Ringgold, GA, and Gregg Lundeen formerly of Myrtle Beach, SC who preceded her in death in 2020. Three grandchildren, 4 step-grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren also survive her.

Phyllis lived and taught school in Newtonville, MA, Westminster, MA, and Bedford, PA. Once retired from teaching, she and her husband, Gerald, relocated to the Myrtle Beach area as owners/operators of a successful business (A Air Conditioning) there for 30 years. She was deeply committed to her church and community everywhere she lived.

Phyllis had a beautiful spirit and lived a remarkably full life. She considered herself "a homespun woman" who took immense joy in an impressive array of arts and crafts, home d?cor projects, knitting, gardening, reading, and caring for her family and pets. She loved water, and the beach was her "happy place." The family spent many happy memories in the Myrtle Beach area.

A Catholic tribute Mass will take place at Precious Blood of Christ Church in Pawleys Island at 12 noon on Saturday, August 3, 2024. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery alongside her husband Gerald in Conway, SC, at 2 pm following Mass. All friends and family are welcome.

Flowers and condolence messages may be sent through the Burroughs Funeral Home in Murrells Inlet, SC. If you wish to make a memorial donation, the family requests that memorials in her name be sent to Tidelands Community Hospice at 2591 N. Fraser Street, Georgetown, SC 29440, or online at tidelandshospice.org or burroughsfh.com