Evelyn Myrtle (Jauss) Zander was
born July 10, 1917 at her
grandparents’ farm in Taylor, North
Dakota, to Fred and Ella (Christensen) Jauss.
Evelyn was baptized on July 29, 1917, at the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Taylor, by Rev W.H. Larson and confirmed
April 20, 1930, at Christ Lutheran Church 19
miles Southeast of Dickinson, North Dakota, by Pastor William Geners.
On April 8, 1942, Evelyn was united in marriage
to Edward Bernard Zander, at Christ Lutheran Church, by
Pastor Geners, in Dickinson. As a bride, she came to Howard Lake with
her husband and resided north of Howard Lake for 48
years. When Edward passed away, she
moved to the Howard Lake Apartments on July 4, 1990.
While living on the farm, she
helped with the farm work. Evelyn also
helped with the trucking business they operated the last 25 years they were on
the farm.
She was active in her church, St.
John’s Lutheran of Howard Lake, which she was a
member of since 1942. She belonged to
what was then called the Ladies Aid, which did alot of sewing. In later years, it was called WELCA and they
made many quilts for the needy. Her
family was all remembered with quilts.
In later years, she took up crocheting as her eye sight was
failing. She made afghans for little
children (Project Linus), prayer shawls and always had dish cloths for the
annual Christmas Brunch. She taught
Sunday school for 25 years, helped with children’s choir, sewed gowns and sang
in the church choir.
Evelyn passed away at Good
Samaritan Home of Howard Lake on June 18, 2011 having reached the age of 93
years, 11 months and 8 days. Survivors
include: her children, Leroy (Sandra)
Zander and Lowell (Jeanne) Zander both of Prescott, AZ;
grandson Jason (Marjorie) Zander of Woodinville, WA; great
grandchildren; Michael, Eric and Madeline Zander; granddaughter Jill (Keith)
Tutewohl of Farmington, MN and her sister Ethel and family.
She was
preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward; grandson to be Shane Elsen,
niece Linda and husband Robert Vaughn
Funeral service was held Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at St.
John’s Lutheran Church in Howard Lake with
Rev Joel Swedberg officiating. Music was
provided by Grant Judd and Jon Benson.
Interment at the Howard Lake City Cemetery.