1929
Evelyn
2017
Evelyn Irene Beethe
November 2, 1929 — November 19, 2017
Evelyn Irene Beethe, 88, a resident of Fergus Falls, died Sunday, November 19, 2017, at Woodland Lodge in Fergus Falls.
She was born on November 2, 1929, in Edgeley, North Dakota, the daughter of Curtis Hamilton and Marvel Lucille (Medberry) Ganung. In 1947 she graduated from High School in Edgeley.
On June 20, 1948, she married James Murvel Beethe in Edgeley. The couple made their home on a farm near Fullerton. They left the farm in 1964, moving to Fargo, where she began a career with the J.C. Penny Company. In 1975 they moved to Issaquah, WA, continuing working for J.C. Penny.
Evelyn enrolled at the Griffin Business School of Bellevue, WA, and completed her course work in Office Administration. Upon completion she began working for Kennedy and Associates, an investment firm, in Seattle, WA, until she retired at age 65. She remained in the Seattle area until 2001, then making her home in Fergus Falls.
As a farm wife, she embraced it, tending to the garden, canning, cooking, baking, and helping her husband with the farm details. She was an active member of her church, and belonged to its’ committees and the Ladies Aid.
An avid reader, she especially enjoyed mysteries. She also loved walking and hiking and the outdoors. She had an ability to always remember people’s birthdays and anniversaries. Evelyn was a benevolent woman and remembered numerous charities over the years.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband on November 23, 2000; a brother Eugene Ganung and a brother in law, Gerald Beethe.
Survivors include her children, Jo Eve (Van) Ellig of Fergus Falls, Paul (Shelly) Beethe of Falls City, WA, and Caryl (Art) Pinner, of Graham, WA; eleven grandchildren, Lisa Fladeland, Lee (Ashley) Fladeland, Kelly Smith, Jamie Beethe, Sarah (Steven) Petersen, David Mason, Jeffrey (Nicole) Buhrman, Jamie (Chris) Dahl, Joseph (Kelsee) Ellig, Annemarie (Andres) Vazquez and Amanda Ellig; 16 great grandchildren; one sister, Caroline Beethe, of Bloomington, and a brother, Harlan (Irene) Ganung of Mesa, AZ. Also surviving is a sister-in-law, Joyce Ganung, of Eugene, OR.
Private family services will be held at a later date. The interment will be at the Maple View Cemetery in Fullerton, ND.
Arrangements by the Olson Funeral Home, of Fergus Falls, MN
Online condolences may be sent to www.OlsonFuneralHome.com
She was born on November 2, 1929, in Edgeley, North Dakota, the daughter of Curtis Hamilton and Marvel Lucille (Medberry) Ganung. In 1947 she graduated from High School in Edgeley.
On June 20, 1948, she married James Murvel Beethe in Edgeley. The couple made their home on a farm near Fullerton. They left the farm in 1964, moving to Fargo, where she began a career with the J.C. Penny Company. In 1975 they moved to Issaquah, WA, continuing working for J.C. Penny.
Evelyn enrolled at the Griffin Business School of Bellevue, WA, and completed her course work in Office Administration. Upon completion she began working for Kennedy and Associates, an investment firm, in Seattle, WA, until she retired at age 65. She remained in the Seattle area until 2001, then making her home in Fergus Falls.
As a farm wife, she embraced it, tending to the garden, canning, cooking, baking, and helping her husband with the farm details. She was an active member of her church, and belonged to its’ committees and the Ladies Aid.
An avid reader, she especially enjoyed mysteries. She also loved walking and hiking and the outdoors. She had an ability to always remember people’s birthdays and anniversaries. Evelyn was a benevolent woman and remembered numerous charities over the years.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband on November 23, 2000; a brother Eugene Ganung and a brother in law, Gerald Beethe.
Survivors include her children, Jo Eve (Van) Ellig of Fergus Falls, Paul (Shelly) Beethe of Falls City, WA, and Caryl (Art) Pinner, of Graham, WA; eleven grandchildren, Lisa Fladeland, Lee (Ashley) Fladeland, Kelly Smith, Jamie Beethe, Sarah (Steven) Petersen, David Mason, Jeffrey (Nicole) Buhrman, Jamie (Chris) Dahl, Joseph (Kelsee) Ellig, Annemarie (Andres) Vazquez and Amanda Ellig; 16 great grandchildren; one sister, Caroline Beethe, of Bloomington, and a brother, Harlan (Irene) Ganung of Mesa, AZ. Also surviving is a sister-in-law, Joyce Ganung, of Eugene, OR.
Private family services will be held at a later date. The interment will be at the Maple View Cemetery in Fullerton, ND.
Arrangements by the Olson Funeral Home, of Fergus Falls, MN
Online condolences may be sent to www.OlsonFuneralHome.com
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