1917
Evelyn
2007
Evelyn E. Wamre
September 2, 1917 — November 23, 2007
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Evelyn Elaine Wamre was born September 2, 1917, in Staples, MN, to David and Ethel (Reynolds) Pender. The family moved to the Downer, MN, area where Evelyn was raised and received her education. Evelyn played an important part in helping raise her two brothers and four sisters, following the death of their mother. Evelyn was a very loving person and was like a mother to many people.
Evelyn was united in marriage to Clifford Valdmar Wamre on April 16, 1938, in Glyndon, MN. They lived and farmed south of Hawley, MN, until they moved to Moorhead, MN, in January of 1958. Clifford died August 23, 1999.
Evelyn volunteered many hours at the VA Hospital in Fargo. She also did baby-sitting and did foster-care for many children. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary.
Evelyn died Friday, November 23, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, at ninety years of age.
She is survived by her four children, Jim (Sophie) Wamre, Violet (Clark) Lien, Diane (David) Henry, and Larry (Sue Menke) Wamre; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Betty Stone, Gloria (Wil) Pechtel, and Eleanor (Jerry) F
Visitation for Evelyn will be Monday, November 26, 2007, from 5 - 7 PM, with a prayer service at 7 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Her funeral will be Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at 11 AM, in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Moorhead.
Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead.
Evelyn Elaine Wamre was born September 2, 1917, in Staples, MN, to David and Ethel (Reynolds) Pender. The family moved to the Downer, MN, area where Evelyn was raised and received her education. Evelyn played an important part in helping raise her two brothers and four sisters, following the death of their mother. Evelyn was a very loving person and was like a mother to many people.
Evelyn was united in marriage to Clifford Valdmar Wamre on April 16, 1938, in Glyndon, MN. They lived and farmed south of Hawley, MN, until they moved to Moorhead, MN, in January of 1958. Clifford died August 23, 1999.
Evelyn volunteered many hours at the VA Hospital in Fargo. She also did baby-sitting and did foster-care for many children. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary.
Evelyn died Friday, November 23, 2007, in MeritCare Hospital Palliative Care Unit, at ninety years of age.
She is survived by her four children, Jim (Sophie) Wamre, Violet (Clark) Lien, Diane (David) Henry, and Larry (Sue Menke) Wamre; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Betty Stone, Gloria (Wil) Pechtel, and Eleanor (Jerry) F
Visitation for Evelyn will be Monday, November 26, 2007, from 5 - 7 PM, with a prayer service at 7 PM, in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Her funeral will be Tuesday, November 27, 2007, at 11 AM, in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Moorhead.
Burial will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead.
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