Smith, Evelyn Barbara (1919 – 2008)

SMITH, BISSEN, MONAHAN, VON HAGEL, BOOK, KLEFFMAN, BAUMAN, BRUCK, STRACKE, PAULEY, BEHRENDT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/7/2013 at 19:04:55

Name of deceased: Evelyn Barbara Smith (nee Bissen)

Aged: 89 yrs, 3 mo, 3 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Born: July 3, 1919, Earling, IA

Died: Oct. 6, 2008, Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008; Rev. John Dorton officiated. Burial was at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Panama, IA.

Survived by: Daughter, Phyllis (spouse, Ken) Monahan of Harlan, IA; sons, Norman Smith (spouse, Jean) of Dunlap, IA, Gaylen Smith (spouse, Zita) of Portsmouth, IA, Roland Smith (spouse, Phyllis) of Portsmouth, IA, Randy Smith (spouse, Bonnie) of LaVista, NE, and Dan Smith (spouse, Tammy) of Bondurant, IA; 27 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; sisters, Sister Mary Helen Bissen of Glenview, IL and Mildred Von Hagel of Rosenberg, TX; brother, Walter Bissen (spouse, Catherine) of Earling, IA; other family members and many friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Nick and Clara (nee Book) Bissen in Earling, IA; husband of 63 years, Ural (deceased Oct. 24, 2003); daughter, Marilyn Kleffman; siblings, Hilda Bauman, Mary Bruck, Adella Stracke, Nick Bissen, Jr., Cyrilla Pauley, Sylvan Bissen, Joseph Bissen, Theresa Behrendt, Hulda Bissen, Adella Bissen, Irene Bissen, Leona Bissen, and Leo Bissen.

Education: no information provided

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Ural Elden Smith; Aug. 28, 1940; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Earling, IA; ceremony conducted by her godfather, Msgr. Peter Bissen

Employment: After their marriage, they farmed west of Panama, IA, until they bought Ural’s childhood home and raised their children on that family farm. She helped her husband with the farm chores.

Hobbies/Interests: Evelyn was a busy wife and mother; she always planted a large garden and canned lots of vegetables. She raised chickens and put many in the freezer for her family. Evelyn was an excellent seamstress and made most of the clothes for the children when they were smaller. She also loved to embroider and sewed many quilts. She served as President of the altar and rosary society, Treasurer of St. Mary’s Sewing Circle and of Panama’s Golden Age Club, and belonged to the Friendship Club, the ladies groups and parish groups. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, Court St. Katherine #266 of Earling, helped with CCD and was active in 4-H.

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com