FORDYCE, Evelyn 1921 - 2012

FORDYCE, DRUMMOND, KEPLER, CARLIN, MIKOLICH, ROTTER, MUTCHLER, RAES, EMRY, IRELAND, RICHARDS

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 3/12/2012 at 13:50:53

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Page 8

Evelyn FORDYCE

Evelyn FORDYCE, age 90 passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on February 25, 2012.

A special thank you to Asera Care Hospice Services.

Evelyn was born June 8, 1921, in Fairfield, IA the daughter of Leo and Lucile DRUMMOND KEPLER. She married Thomas FORDYCE April 3, 1943. They were married nearly 40 years when Tom passed away in 1983. She grew up in Fairfield where she attended school and graduated from Fairfield High School in 1939. In 1943 she graduated from Parsons College in Fairfield and received her M.A. in 1962 from the University of Iowa. Evelyn started teaching 1943-44 at Libertyville High School, 1944-47 at Douds High School, 1954-55 at Libertyville High School, 1955-57 at Selma High School, 1957-59 at Argyle High School, 1959-67 at Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman, 1967-68 at West Jr High School in Muscatine and 1968-1985 at Muscatine Community, Business/Office Education Instructor/secretarial Coordinator.

She enjoyed reading, bridge and traveling with her husband. She was a member of Bethel Methodist Church, Muscatine United Methodist Church, Ruth Circle & various committees; TTT Society, Omicron Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma; National Education Assn; Iowa State Education Assn; Iowa State Faculty Assn; Great River UniServe Unit Executive Board; EICC Faculty Assn; Muscatine Business and Professional Women; Paddlewheel Chapter National Secretary Assn; Omicron Chapter, Delta Pi Epsilon; Iowa Business Education Assn; North Central Business Education Assn; American Vocational Assn; Iowa Vocational Assn; Iowa Office Education Coordinators Assn.

Survived by her sons,
Kent FORDYCE (Tina CARLIN)
Grand Children: Kari Ann FORDYCE and Kristi Mari FORDYCE
Step Grand Children: Terri (Joel MIKOLICH), Traci (Curtis ROTTER), Tom CARLIN
Great Grand Children: Taylor (Kari), Madison, Matthew, & Michael (Terri), Elvis & Emelia (Traci)

Thomas "Scott" (Pamela) FORDYCE
Grand Children: Christopher (Shanda) FORDYCE and Sara (Ron) MUTCHLER
Great Grandsons: Caden RAES and Symon FORDYCE

Sister Aileen (Laird) EMRY, Brother in Law Keith IRELAND, Sisters in Law: Dot KEPLER, Elinor FORDYCE, and Glenna FORDYCE and many nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death:
Husband, Thomas L. FORDYCE
Sisters, Lucille (Keith) IRELAND; Carol (George) RICHARDS
Brother, Charles (Dot) KEPLER
Brothers in Law: George RICHARDS, Laird EMRY, Kenneth FORDYCE, and Merwyn FORDYCE
Nephews, Eddie and David RICHARDS
Parents, Lucile and Leo KEPLER
Mother and Father in Law, Meta and Oren FORDYCE

Memorial Service 11 AM Friday, March 10th at Bethel United Methodist Church, Mound, MN with internment (sic) at Muscatine County Cemetery, Muscatine, Iowa.

Huber Funeral Home, Mound Chapel, 1801 Commerce Blvd, Mound, MN 952-472 1716

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Friday, March 9, 2012
Page 8

Evelyn FORDYCE

Evelyn FORDYCE, 90, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012, at home.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethel United Methodist Church in Mound, Minn. A second memorial service will be at 1 p.m. March 16 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Muscatine.

Incomplete information was provided for the full obituary in Thursday's Ledger.

Copied verbatim with permission from The Fairfield Ledger, Inc.. Spacing added to provide clarity.
*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I am not related to the person(s) mentioned.

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