Nancy Kay Evanson 1957-2010

AURE, EVANSON, WATERS, REINKE, BLECKWEHL, JAMES

Posted By: M. Durr - IAGenWeb Volunteer
Date: 3/27/2010 at 09:10:13

Nancy Kay Evanson, 52, of Lansing died Saturday, January 30, 2010 at Thornton Manor in Lansing. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 3 at 11 a.m. at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church in rural Waterville, with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family for one hour before the services at the church Wednesday. Casketbearers are her brothers and brothers-in-law. Martin Funeral Home of Waukon is handling arrangements.

Nancy Kay Evanson was born March 17, 1957 in Waukon, the daughter of Melbourne Rema and Helen Delores (Aure) Evanson. She was baptized while in the hospital and confirmed at Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church. Nancy faced serious health issues from the time of her birth and was lovingly cared for by her family at home until the age of seven when she went to live at the Tommy Dale Children’s Home in Sioux City. In 1978 she became a resident of Thornton Manor in Lansing, where she has lived ever since.

Nancy had a vibrant personality and an infectious giggle when she was happy. She liked music and singing and enjoyed food, especially rommegrot, a Norwegian cream mush her mother made for her. She loved visits from her family and being around people and was very appreciative of the personal care she received from the staff at Thornton Manor.

Survivors include her mother, Helen Evanson of Waukon; four sisters, Shirley Aure of Waukon, Phyllis (Bob) Waters and Sandra (Bob) Reinke, both of New Albin, and Mary (Bill) Bleckwehl of Northfield, MN; three brothers, James (Vicki) Evanson and Steven (Sheryl) Evanson, both of Waterville, and David Evanson of Waukon; a half-sister, Linda (Bob) James of Grants Pass, OR; and several aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Melbourne.

Waukon, Iowa newspaper, THE STANDARD, February 3, 2010