Evelyn Sidoner
May 01, 2017
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Evelyn Sidoner passed away at her home surrounded by the love and comfort of her family on May 1, 2017. She was born May 10, 1926, in Oklahoma to Jesse and Virgie Beene.
Evelyn spent her childhood in Oklahoma, relocating to Iowa when she was 19 years old to play basketball. She worked for and later retired from the State of Iowa.
Evelyn is survived by her daughters, Barbara (Gary) Waller and Patti Sidoner; grandchildren, Sherry Dedman, Donna (Erik) Larsen, Mike (Elizabeth) Waller, and Steve Waller; great-grandsons, Charlie, Sam, Toby, and Andrew. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; daughter, Linda; and six brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 5, 2017, with visitation one hour prior to service time, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines. Burial will follow services at Resthaven Cemetery in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Mickey Anderson
05/06/2017
Dear Patty and Barb: I have been thinking of Evie the last two weeks - as going to call Julie to see if she had seen you two. That was the last time I saw both of you at Julie's.
Evelyn and I became friends when we both sol Avon. We always went to meetings together. We helped each other when Joe died and I got a divorce. We both worked at the insurance company and then Job Service. Our lives just grew together. We both went through some tough times together.
You're in my prayers....
Love, Mickey
Donna Larsen
05/06/2017
My grandma was a charming and amazing person. From playing professional women's basketball in the 1940's, to advocating the right to bike to work in the 1970's (when she was 50), she always inspired those around her. (Paragraph)
She was supportive and loving, and I don't remember a time when she ever said no to me. If I wanted to visit I'd call and make sure it was a good time for her, and it always was. She allowed me to live with her several times at crossroads in my life, and if I wanted something different for dinner, she'd always say yes. When I visited her later in life, with my husband, she was delighted to be dragged around to the various adventures we wanted to go on, like visiting the birth place of John Wayne. (Paragraph)
I have never met anyone who was more of a people person that her. Sometimes we'd be watching a tv show and in the middle she'd just watching, pick up the phone and say, "I wonder how Wayne weathered the storm they had down there last night," or some such statement. She always reached out to those around her. She had a million stories about the people she loved and shared them so often that I felt like I knew every one of them.
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The last time I talked to her she was very ill in bed. I told her how everyone was doing, and she said, "Donna, let's all get together real soon." She was a wonderful cheerleader and anchor for me. She always encouraged me and any thing I talked about doing she would say, "You can do it. You have it in you." I miss her already and I don't know what I'll do now that I can't pick up the phone and talk to her.
Judy Erickson
05/04/2017
Patti and Barb: I am so sorry to hear of your mother's passing. She was a good friend and helped me get started bowling. Those are good memories. With deepest sympathy, Judy.
Peggy Peterson
05/04/2017
Patti and family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. With all my love. Peggy