Dorothy Irene Evans (White) passed away near Montana City on June 17, 2016. She was 90 years old. Dorothy was born to Walter and Elizabeth White in Quincy, Illinois. She grew up in Elliston with her parents, brother, sisters and nieces and nephews. She graduated from Elliston High School in 1944.
Dorothy married David Evans on July 17, 1945. They lived in Great Falls and in 1960 bought a farm on the Greenfield Bench near Fairfield. They farmed until 1985 and then retired to Lincoln, Montana. They began snow birding and traveling, and Dorothy continued to spend winters in Yuma Arizona until 2015.
Dorothy was a member of St Paul’s Lutheran Church in Fairfield, and the Family Motor Coach Association, serving as president for several years. Everywhere she went, Dorothy easily made friends and enjoyed being with people and having fun.
Dorothy is survived by her three daughters: Michael Evans, Jo Anne (Matt) Weingart, and Christine (Casey) Tuckerman; six grandchildren: Katy Deffe, Sean Sullivan, Joshua Johnson, Shane Knott, Mary Hollow and Lindsay Tuckerman; and nine great grandchildren.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents; husband, David; brother, Sam White; sisters, Edna Vorhis, Clara Heinen and Ethel Bellman; her granddaughter, Skeeter; her beloved dog Molly; and her companion in later life, Bill Jurenka.
The family would like to thank the staff at Country Life Assisted Living and Rocky Mountain Hospice for their loving care of Dorothy in her last year of life.
A Celebration of Dorothy’s life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 24, 2016 at St Paul’s United Methodist Church, 512 Logan Street, Helena, with a reception to follow the service at the church. Memorials are suggested to Rocky Mountain Hospice or the Lewis and Clark Humane Society.
Please visit www.retzfuneralhome.com to offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Dorothy.
Service Schedule
Memorial Service
11:00 a.m.
Friday June 24, 2016
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
512 Logan Street
Helena , Montana 59601
Reception
Following the service
Friday June 24, 2016
St. Paul's United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
512 Logan Street
Helena , Montana 59601
Service Schedule
Memorial Service
11:00 a.m.
Friday June 24, 2016
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
512 Logan Street
Helena , Montana 59601
Reception
Following the service
Friday June 24, 2016
St. Paul's United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
512 Logan Street
Helena , Montana 59601
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Patricia Shetler says
Have no addresses and am in Alaska but want you all to know you are in my thoughts and prayers. Think of you often, Chris and Katy
Tom & Carol Neneman says
Tom and Carol Neneman will always remember Dorothy as a kind neighbor who was great to our grandkids giving them cookies & drinks, the 5.6 earthquake news that morning, waving hi, and lending us powered sugar in a pinch. A true Montana neighbor.