Evelyn Rose Perry Niemann, daughter of Harry and May Glazier Perry, was born December 22, 1919, in Howard County, Iowa. She was baptized February 1, 1920, by Rev. H.M. Normann at the First Lutheran Church of Cresco, Iowa. She was confirmed on March 25, 1934, by Rev. L.W. Moench at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Cresco.
She received her elementary education at Granger, Minnesota and Cresco, Iowa. She graduated from Cresco Public High School in 1937. She attended Wartburg College in Waverly during the 1937-1938 school year. She graduated from the two year elementary course in 1944, from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls.
Evelyn devoted eighteen years of her life to the teaching profession. She also worked for the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. from 1945 to 1947.
She married Raymond A. Niemann on August 21, 1949, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco. The couple lived all their married lives in Sumner. Evelyn was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner, having joined in 1949. She was a member of WELCA, and taught confirmation class for one year, and Sunday school for many years.
Evelyn died on Friday, November 19, 2010, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner, where she had been a resident since January of 2003.
She is survived by her sister, Maxine Bechtum of Riceville; a sister-in-law, Phyllis Rix of Cresco; nieces; nephews; and other relatives.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Ray, who died December 1, 1994; her parents; and one brother, Eugene Perry.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, November 22, 2010, at St. John Lutheran Church in Sumner with Rev. William Runaas, Jr. officiating. Friends may call from 9:30 a.m. until service time Monday at the church. Interment will be at St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Sumner. The family suggests that memorials may be made in Evelyn’s name to St. John Lutheran Church or the Hillcrest Home Activities Department. Becker-Milnes Funeral Home in Sumner is in charge of arrangements.
