Evelyn B. Alcorta

July 01, 1947 — January 21, 2024

Evelyn Alcorta

Service Details

Evelyn “Evie” B. Alcorta, 76, went to our Lord Sunday, January 21, 2024 at EveryStep Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street with Pastor Anitra Alcorta Horn and Pastor Will Williams officiating. Friends may call from 12:00 p.m. until time of services Saturday at the funeral home. Private burial will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. For those unable to attend in person, the family invites you to join them virtually through the link in her obituary found on Hamilton’s website.

Evelyn Morse, the daughter of Adolph and Colleen (Cordes) Morse was born July 1, 1947 in Marshalltown, Iowa. She was raised in Marshalltown by her grandparents Alfred and Dorette Cordes and graduated from the Marshalltown High School in 1965. She wanted to serve her country so she enlisted in the U.S. Army. While in Germany, Evie met Rudy Alcorta, who was also in the U.S. Army. The military couple was united in marriage in Switzerland in 1967, during the Vietnam War. The couple served and lived in various locations while in the U.S. Army. Evie was proud of her service as a medic. After the birth of their first child in Arizona, they relocated back to Marshalltown where she was a nurse at the Veterans Administration Hospital. In 1976, following the birth of their second child, they moved to Des Moines where their third child was born. She continued her nursing career with Dr. Holzworth’s office in Urbandale, Iowa then later went to work in the Administration Department at Broadlawn’s Medical Center.

Evie is survived by her children, Teresa (Robert) Sink of Colfax, Iowa, Rudy Alcorta of Des Moines and Anitra (Layne) Horn of West Des Moines; grandchildren, Jessica (Justin) James, Colton Sink, Alayna Horn and Rudy Alcorta Jr.; as well as great-grandchildren, Jonas, Jeremiah and Jenna.

Evie was preceded in death by her husband, Rudy in 2021; a sister, Nancy in infancy; her parents; and her grandparents.

The Alcorta family wishes to thank all friends and family, as well as the workers at EveryStep Kavanagh House during our mother’s challenges and the past few weeks.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family in loving memory of Evie.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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