She grew up in Holland, MN and graduated from Pipestone High School. She lived there until 1946 when she moved to Sioux Falls. She married Eugene Schmidt on March 24, 1956 in Holland, MN. He passed away on August 4, 1965.
Evelyn was employed at Northwestern Bell, later U.S. West as a telephone operator and administrative clerk for 39 plus years, retiring in December 1995.
She was a past member of St. James Lutheran Church, Holland, MN, and a member of Memorial Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, Sioux Council Telephone Pioneers, Lutheran Women's Missionary League and she was the secretary for AAL Branch 3487.
She is survived by her two daughters: Jorgene (Richard) Williams and Deanne Schmidt of Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Kimberly Williams, Nicole (Miguel) Olvera, Desirae Schmidt; four great grandchildren; one brother, Frank Thomas of Waldorf, MD; three sisters, Elener Mueller of Ogilvie, MN, Faye Dehler of Onamia, MN and Carol Courtney of Tyler, MN; and other family members, Martha and David Schoppe of Ames, IA.
The Argus Leader - Jan 13, 2014
She grew up in Holland, MN and graduated from Pipestone High School. She lived there until 1946 when she moved to Sioux Falls. She married Eugene Schmidt on March 24, 1956 in Holland, MN. He passed away on August 4, 1965.
Evelyn was employed at Northwestern Bell, later U.S. West as a telephone operator and administrative clerk for 39 plus years, retiring in December 1995.
She was a past member of St. James Lutheran Church, Holland, MN, and a member of Memorial Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, Sioux Council Telephone Pioneers, Lutheran Women's Missionary League and she was the secretary for AAL Branch 3487.
She is survived by her two daughters: Jorgene (Richard) Williams and Deanne Schmidt of Sioux Falls; grandchildren, Kimberly Williams, Nicole (Miguel) Olvera, Desirae Schmidt; four great grandchildren; one brother, Frank Thomas of Waldorf, MD; three sisters, Elener Mueller of Ogilvie, MN, Faye Dehler of Onamia, MN and Carol Courtney of Tyler, MN; and other family members, Martha and David Schoppe of Ames, IA.
The Argus Leader - Jan 13, 2014
Family Members
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James Elmer Thomas
1926–1989
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Edwin Robert Thomas
1928–2008
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Ellen Marie Thomas Fett
1928–2009
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Infant Kenneth Thomas
1930–1930
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Elener Elsie Thomas Mueller
1931–2021
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Faye Jesse Ann Thomas Dehler
1932–2015
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Mildred Mae Thomas
1933–1998
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Francis A "Frank" Thomas
1936–2018
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Carol Neva Thomas Courtney
1937–2024
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Ardis Thomas Knutson
1939–2006
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Twin Boy Thomas
1940–1940
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David Fredrick Thomas
1940–2012
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Alvin "Ace" Thomas
1941–2011
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Sharla Jean Thomas
1943–2003
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Richard L. Thomas
1945–2003
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