Phyllis Lucille Gates

Phyllis Gates, formerly of Montevideo,  died on Wednesday, January 4, 2006 in Marina del Rey, CA at the age of 80.

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 1:30 PM at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo with Rev. Donald McKee officiating.  Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church.

Phyllis Lucille Gates was born on December 7, 1925 in Dawson, MN to Leo and Mabel (Johnson) Gates.  She was baptized at Lac qui Parle Lutheran Church in rural Dawson and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Montevideo.  She graduated from Clarkfield High School.  Phyllis worked at Dayton’s in Minneapolis and as an airline stewardess before moving to California and becoming a secretary for Hollywood agent Henry Wilson.  In 1955 she was united in marriage to Rock Hudson, a marriage lasting for three years.  She spent a number of years as an interior decorator before retiring.  She loved to travel, studied painting in Paris and was an accomplished artist, and wrote a book “My Husband, Rock Hudson”.

She is survived by a sister, Marvis Ketelsen of Montevideo; a brother, Russell Gates and his wife Mavis of Albert Lea, MN; a sister-in-law, Marguerite Gates of Fairbault, MN; eight nieces and nephews; several grand nieces and nephews; three aunts; one uncle; a number of cousins; and a close friend, Judy Shackelford.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Verna Ketelsen; and a brother, Benton Gates