Evelyn
Gibeau, 99
Red
Lake Falls - Evelyn Gibeau, 99, died Tuesday,
Nov. 4, 2003 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake
Falls.
Mass
of Christian Burial was on, 
Saturday,
Nov. 8, 2003 at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church,
in Oklee, with Father John Kleinwachter, Celebrant
and Father Joe Richards Con-Celebrant. Casket
bearers included: Randy Dufault, Greg Dufault, Tim
Dufault, Mark Nelson, Scott Nelson and Jim Gibeau.
Interment will follow in St. Francis Xavier
Cemetery, Oklee. Visitation will be held for one
hour prior to the services on Saturday in the
church.
Evelyn
Louise Gibeau was born Dec. 10, 1903 in Lambert
Township of Red Lake County, to Joe and Margaret
(Lambert) Bergeron. She was raised in Lambert
Township and attended country school there. She did
house work for different people in her younger
years. She was united in marriage to Sam Gibeau,
Aug. 8, 1928 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Oklee,
MN. During her early days of marriage the couple
worked on a farm near Argyle, then moved back to
Oklee, where she worked at a few places including a
restaurant. The couple moved to Milwaukee, Wisc in
1951. Her husband Sam died May 26, 1962. Evelyn
returned to Oklee in 1965. She entered the
Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake Falls in 1999.
Evelyn
was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church in Oklee,
St. Ann's Guild, American Legion Auxillary, and
served as a Senior Volunteer. Her favorite memories
include playing cards with her grandchildren and
spending time with them. She also enjoyed playing
cards and Bingo with her senior friends in Oklee.
Survivors
include four children, Gerald (Anita) Gibeau of
Brainerd, Elizabeth "Bette" (Vearl) Nelson of
Babbit, Jane (Jerome) Dufault of Grand Forks, N.D.,
Rolland "Joe"of Atlanta, Ga.; 17 grandchildren; and
35 great grandchildren.
She
was preceded in death by her husband; her parents;
one granddaughter; four brothers, Albert, Dennis,
Alphonse and Elmer; seven sisters, Jane,
Antionette, Mary, Rose, Alexine, Cecile, Eleanore.
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