Evelyn
Thompson, 79
Warroad
-- Evelyn O. Thompson, 79, died August 2, 2001,
in the Roseau Area Hospital.
Thompson,
the daughter of Elsworth and Edith (Hathaway) Fish
was born on July 1, 1922 in Warroad. She was raised
in Warroad and went to school in the Conifer
Country School south of Warroad.
On
July 26, 1941 she married Harley Thompson in
Warroad. They continued to live in Warroad for the
rest of their lives raising eight children. They
farmed most of those years and Evelyn was known for
her cooking, baking and card playing. She was a
cook at Cal's restaurant, as well as many other
restaurants and was known for her homemade pies and
great bread. She also worked at the community
center, and later volunteered there.
She
is survived by her children: Shirley (Ronald)
Nelson of Thief River Falls; Warren (Carol)
Thompson of Warroad; Glen and special friend Gabby
of Warroad; Bonnie (Mark) Beedy of Moorhead; Don
(Ardis) Thompson of Warroad; Wanda (Paul)
Rutherford of Euclid; Susan (John) Thunder of
Buffalo Point, Manitoba, Canada; 31 grandchildren,
23 great-grandchildren; and, siblings: Donald (Mary
Ellen) Fish of International Falls; Janice Molstad
of Warroad; Douglas (Shella) Fish of Parkers
Prairie; and Larry (Sandy) Fish of Thief River
Falls; and one uncle, Harold (Josephine) Hathaway
of Warroad.
She
is preceded in death by her parents, son, Leonard,
and siblings, Bert, Ethel, Rachel and Howard and
grandchildren Kimberly and Beth Ann.
Funeral
Services were held on Tuesday, August 7, at Zion
Lutheran Church in Warroad.
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