Evelyn Dorothy Purchase 1926 - 2020

PURCHASE, MARLEY, HIME

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 4/30/2020 at 15:24:58

The Onawa Democrat
15 April 2020

Evelyn D. Purchase, 93, of Onawa, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Pleasant View Care Center, Whiting, Iowa.

A private immediate family service will be held with burial in the Graceland Cemetery, Blencoe, Iowa, and public memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Rush Family Care Service, Onawa, Iowa.

Evelyn Dorothy was born December 13, 1926 in Blencoe, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur Allen and Bertha (Marley) Hime. She grew up in Blencoe and graduated from Blencoe High School with the class of 1945.

Evelyn was united in marriage to Bruce Alfred Purchase of Pierson, Iowa, on October 14, 1946. In 1947 their daughter, Beverly, was born. The family lived in Blencoe until 1954 when they moved to Onawa, Iowa. Thru the years, Evelyn worked at the Council Oak Store, Onawa Chamber of Commerce, and Harris Drug Store. Bruce and Evelyn moved to Sioux City, Iowa in late 1968. She began working for Morningside College in food service, where she worked for twenty-seven years. Bruce died on August 28, 1984 in Sioux City, Iowa. She continued working at the college until her retirement in 1995, when she returned to Onawa, Iowa to live. Over the years, she had volunteered at St. Luke’s Hospital while living in Sioux City, Iowa.

Evelyn loved helping others every chance she could. She loved spending time with her daughter, Beverly, and their time together will be a cherished memory.

Evelyn was active in the First Congregational Church in Onawa, Iowa, where she was a member of the church fellowship, served on the church board, and taught Sunday school for many years. After the closure of the First Congregational Church in Onawa, she transferred her membership to the Blencoe United Church of Christ in Blencoe, Iowa. She volunteered at Burgess Health Center and worked in several areas of the hospital for many years. Evelyn also volunteered at Elmwood Care Centre in Onawa for several years. She was a member of the Burgess Health Center Auxiliary Board and the Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include her daughter, Beverly Purchase of Onawa, Iowa; a special niece and her family, Merry (Vern) Cordes of Nevada, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur and Bertha; her husband, Bruce; four brothers, William “Sparky” Hime, Maurice Hime, Miles Hime, and George Hime; and six sisters, Lucille Black, Luea Sorenson, Violet “Vi” Vittitoe, Mary Brokens, Frances Clay, and Bonnie Stevenson.

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