Evelyn G. Wegman

Evelyn G. Lovik Weston Wegman passed away February 3, 2014. A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 12th at the First United Methodist Church in Ankeny.

Evelyn was born January 13, 1926, in Forest City, IA, on the family farm east of town. She was the oldest of six children; two brothers, Harold and Gilman, and triplet sisters, Darlene, Dollie and Donna. Evelyn met George Weston in Salt Lake City, when she roomed in the same building as his sister. They were married on June 12, 1947. They lived in Salt Lake City, Minneapolis and North Dakota before settling in Thor, where they lived for 22 years. Together they had three daughters: Linda Anderson, New Orleans; Vickie Reinier, Mitchellville; and Kathy Dickinson (Greg), Ankeny.George died in 1975. Evelyn later met Ernest Wegman at a dance at the Bohemian Hall in Fort Dodge. They were married in 1978 and lived in Carroll. Ernie died in 2005.She may never have celebrated a 50th anniversary, but she was proud of her two silver anniversary celebrations. In 2011 Evelyn moved to an assisted living center in Pleasant Hill where she finished her long journey home.

Evelyn loved to talk and to laugh. She enjoyed travel and wherever she went she could meet people and find a connection back to Iowa or back to someone she knew. She loved getting together with family, especially her sisters and her daughters. She was a faithful Christian and always active in her church family. She was a music lover with a beautiful singing voice. She sang in the church choirs at Ullensvang Lutheran Church in Thor and in the choirs at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Carroll, especially the Funeral Choir. She was an accomplished seamstress, making beautiful clothes for herself, her daughters, and their dolls. All her life she loved books and reading. One of her greatest joys in later life was that she finally had time to read as much as she wanted.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Cora Lovik, her first husband George and her second husband Ernie, and her son-in-law David Reinier. She is survived by her brothers and sisters and their families, and her three daughters, ten grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter.

We would like to thank the staff at Courtyard Estates in Pleasant Hill for all their love and care in Evelyn’s last days.

Memorials will be donated to the public libraries at Humboldt and Carroll.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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