Evelyn married Henry John Van Leeuwen on July 28, 1948 in Sheldon, Iowa.

Henry and Evelyn are the parents of seven children:

Pat
Linda
Barb
Mary
Joel
Emily
Tom

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Northwest Iowa News; December 31, 2013

Mrs. Evelyn Van Leeuwen, age 86, of Hospers, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at the Orange City Area Health System Hospital.

There will be a funeral service on Saturday, January 4, at 10:30am, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Hospers. Interment will be at the Hospers Cemetery.

Evelyn Pearl was preceded in death by her husband, Henry John Van Leeuwen; daughter, Linda Van Leeuwen; parents, Peter and Mary Swets; husband's parents, Al and Agnes Van Leeuwen; and three sisters, Nell Vanden Berg, Wilma Mouw, and Kathryn Rensink.

Survivors include six children, Pat, Barb, Mar, Joel, Emily and Tom.

This kind hearted grandmother is sadly missed by 23 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson.

Also mourning are a sister, Della; a brother-in-law, Bill; and three sisters-in-law, Corky; Joan; and Betty.

Born and raised on a dairy farm just outside of Hospers, Evelyn met John shortly after the end of World War II. They were married in 1948, making their home in Hospers for 54 years. Through the years, John and Evelyn were blessed with seven children.

Evelyn very much loved the people and town of Hospers and the Hospers Christian Reformed Church. She excelled in extending her own style of Iowa hospitality to many friends, acquaintances, and family members. She was known to have a quick wit and enjoyed sharing her signature jokes with her grandchildren. Evelyn enjoyed visiting and having coffee with the many friends and family who came to visit her around her kitchen table and later in the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.