Mensink, Evelyn (Hendrickson) 1925 - 2015

MENSINK, HENDRICKSON, WESSELINK, HEYER, HEUSINKVELD, ATOR, SJOSTROM, EMERSON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 6/20/2015 at 11:50:52

Evelyn Mensink was born May 21, 1925 in Fillmore County MN. She was the first child of Edmond and Pearl (Wesselink) Hendrickson. She attended country school and high school in Wykoff, MN. On August 13 1942 she married Kenny Mensink at the Cherry Grove Methodist Church by Reverend Zahl. Kenny and Evelyn farmed in the Cherry Grove and Lime Springs areas for about 20 years. They moved to Lime Springs in 1964. Kenny ran a blacksmith shop and then they ran the Lime Springs Standard Station and Evelyn continued to raise their seven children. Evelyn was a member of the Lime Springs United Methodist Church. She was always busy doing odd jobs for people including cleaning and helping her mother wallpaper. For over 25 years Evelyn was a reporter for the Lime Springs newspaper. Evelyn loved her family; she and Kenny enjoyed attending school events and going to family functions. Evelyn is survived by her husband, Kenny Mensink of Lime Springs; seven children: Larry Mensink of St. Ansgar, IA, Allen (Janet) Mensink of Lime Springs, IA, Karen (Gary) Heyer of Spring Valley MN, Darla (Jeff) Heusinkveld of Spring Valley MN, Vickie (Rich) Ator of Lime Springs, IA, Bryce (Brenda) Mensink of LeRoy MN and Becky (Steve) Sjostrom of Spring Valley, MN; 22 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; and one sister Marilyn (Robert) Emerson of Manchester IA. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant sister and a granddaughter.

Visitation:
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco.

Service:
11:00 am on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at the Lime Springs United Methodist Church.

Cemetery:
at Cherry Grove Cemetery.

Source: Lindstrom Funeral Home database

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