ANDERSON, EVELYN BERNICE, FORMERLY OF CHAMPION, PASSED AWAY FEBRUARY 22, 1989 IN ABBOTSFORD, B.C. AT THE AGE OF 66 YEARS.
BELOVED MOTHER OF A SON JIM (BONNIE) AND THEIR CHILDREN LAUREN, STEPHANIE AND EMILY, ALL OF ABBOTSFORD, B.C., A BROTHER CLAYTON OF CHAMPION AND NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND JAMES IN JUNE OF 1983, HER MOTHER FAY IN 1966, HER FATHER OSCAR IN 1963 AND A BROTHER ROBERT IN 1953.
EVELYN WAS BORN AT CHAMPION, AB ON NOVEMBER 23, 1922. SHE ATTENDED FIREGUARD SCHOOL AND GRADUATED WITH HONOURS FROM CHAMPION HIGH SCHOOL. SHE CONTINUED ON TO CALGARY NORMAL SCHOOL FOR HER TEACHERS CERTIFICATE ON MAY 9, 1942. SHE MARRIED JAMES ELMER ANDERSON. THEY FARMED IN THE CHAMPION AREA UNTIL MOVING TO CALGARY IN 1966. SHE MOVED TO ABBOTSFORD IN 1987 WHERE SHE HAS RESIDED SINCE.
EVELYN WAS ALWAYS INTERESTED IN HER SON’S ACTIVITIES, EVERYTHING FROM HOCKEY TO BASEBALL, BOY SCOUTS AND SCHOOL WORK. SHE LOVED HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW BONNIE AS SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER THAT EVELYN NEVER HAD. SHE LOVED HER GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR SPECIAL TIMES TOGETHER. EVELYN HAD A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOUR AND LOVE A GOOD JOKE.
FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1989 AT 11 AM AT THE CHAMPION UNITED CHURCH WITH PASTOR DOUG ASTLE OFFICIATING. INTERMENT IN THE FAMILY PLOT IN CHAMPION CEMETERY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY, CALGARY.
ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.