Fay Bell Evenson, 95, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point.
Fay was born March 17, 1914 at the family homestead north of Beach, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Levina Houck. She attended several country schools graduating from eighth grade in 1929.
On June 28, 1936 she married Orval Clarence Evenson in Beach, ND., and they moved to this area, living in Park Grove and New Deal until 1940. They farmed the Charles Whisennand place north of Fort Peck for five years, then purchased the Biddle homestead in 1945 and farmed there until 1988 when they moved into Fort Peck.
She was an active member of the Fort Peck Lutheran Church and taught Sunday school there for many years. Fay enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and playing Rummikub and Yahtzee.
Survivors include two sons, Orwin Evenson and his wife Marlene of Dalton Gardens, Idaho and Kenneth Evenson and his wife Ronda of Glasgow; four daughters; Dorothy Skyberg and her husband Allyn of rural Fort Peck; Karen Bender and her husband Dale of Glasgow; Janice Fakler of Havre; and Eileen Flickinger and her husband Chuck of Opheim; a sister, Eudora Ekland of California; 16 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Orval Evenson, a brother Earl Houck; two haIf-brothers, Ray Hamlin and Jesse Houck; and three sisters, Ruby Barringer, Pearl Houck and Frances Hoffman.
SERVICE: Friday, September 4, 2009 10a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, Montana
INTERMENT: Galpin Cemetery near Fort Peck, Montana
MORTUARY IN CHARGE: Bell Mortuary of Glasgow, MT.
Fay was born March 17, 1914 at the family homestead north of Beach, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Levina Houck. She attended several country schools graduating from eighth grade in 1929.
On June 28, 1936 she married Orval Clarence Evenson in Beach, ND., and they moved to this area, living in Park Grove and New Deal until 1940. They farmed the Charles Whisennand place north of Fort Peck for five years, then purchased the Biddle homestead in 1945 and farmed there until 1988 when they moved into Fort Peck.
She was an active member of the Fort Peck Lutheran Church and taught Sunday school there for many years. Fay enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and playing Rummikub and Yahtzee.
Survivors include two sons, Orwin Evenson and his wife Marlene of Dalton Gardens, Idaho and Kenneth Evenson and his wife Ronda of Glasgow; four daughters; Dorothy Skyberg and her husband Allyn of rural Fort Peck; Karen Bender and her husband Dale of Glasgow; Janice Fakler of Havre; and Eileen Flickinger and her husband Chuck of Opheim; a sister, Eudora Ekland of California; 16 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Orval Evenson, a brother Earl Houck; two haIf-brothers, Ray Hamlin and Jesse Houck; and three sisters, Ruby Barringer, Pearl Houck and Frances Hoffman.
SERVICE: Friday, September 4, 2009 10a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, Montana
INTERMENT: Galpin Cemetery near Fort Peck, Montana
MORTUARY IN CHARGE: Bell Mortuary of Glasgow, MT.
Fay Bell Evenson, 95, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point.
Fay was born March 17, 1914 at the family homestead north of Beach, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Levina Houck. She attended several country schools graduating from eighth grade in 1929.
On June 28, 1936 she married Orval Clarence Evenson in Beach, ND., and they moved to this area, living in Park Grove and New Deal until 1940. They farmed the Charles Whisennand place north of Fort Peck for five years, then purchased the Biddle homestead in 1945 and farmed there until 1988 when they moved into Fort Peck.
She was an active member of the Fort Peck Lutheran Church and taught Sunday school there for many years. Fay enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and playing Rummikub and Yahtzee.
Survivors include two sons, Orwin Evenson and his wife Marlene of Dalton Gardens, Idaho and Kenneth Evenson and his wife Ronda of Glasgow; four daughters; Dorothy Skyberg and her husband Allyn of rural Fort Peck; Karen Bender and her husband Dale of Glasgow; Janice Fakler of Havre; and Eileen Flickinger and her husband Chuck of Opheim; a sister, Eudora Ekland of California; 16 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Orval Evenson, a brother Earl Houck; two haIf-brothers, Ray Hamlin and Jesse Houck; and three sisters, Ruby Barringer, Pearl Houck and Frances Hoffman.
SERVICE: Friday, September 4, 2009 10a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, Montana
INTERMENT: Galpin Cemetery near Fort Peck, Montana
MORTUARY IN CHARGE: Bell Mortuary of Glasgow, MT.
Fay was born March 17, 1914 at the family homestead north of Beach, North Dakota, the daughter of William and Levina Houck. She attended several country schools graduating from eighth grade in 1929.
On June 28, 1936 she married Orval Clarence Evenson in Beach, ND., and they moved to this area, living in Park Grove and New Deal until 1940. They farmed the Charles Whisennand place north of Fort Peck for five years, then purchased the Biddle homestead in 1945 and farmed there until 1988 when they moved into Fort Peck.
She was an active member of the Fort Peck Lutheran Church and taught Sunday school there for many years. Fay enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and playing Rummikub and Yahtzee.
Survivors include two sons, Orwin Evenson and his wife Marlene of Dalton Gardens, Idaho and Kenneth Evenson and his wife Ronda of Glasgow; four daughters; Dorothy Skyberg and her husband Allyn of rural Fort Peck; Karen Bender and her husband Dale of Glasgow; Janice Fakler of Havre; and Eileen Flickinger and her husband Chuck of Opheim; a sister, Eudora Ekland of California; 16 grandchildren, 27 great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Orval Evenson, a brother Earl Houck; two haIf-brothers, Ray Hamlin and Jesse Houck; and three sisters, Ruby Barringer, Pearl Houck and Frances Hoffman.
SERVICE: Friday, September 4, 2009 10a.m. at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Nashua, Montana
INTERMENT: Galpin Cemetery near Fort Peck, Montana
MORTUARY IN CHARGE: Bell Mortuary of Glasgow, MT.
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