Colleen-Evans-Obituary

Colleen Evans

Salt Lake City, Utah

Jan 22, 1927 – Sep 22, 2018 (Age 91)

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BORN
January 22, 1927
DIED
September 22, 2018
AGE
91
LOCATION
Salt Lake City, Utah

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"Do not go gentle into that good night ~ Rage, rage, against the dying of the light." ~ Dylan ThomasColleen was born January 22, 1927 in Preston, Idaho, the youngest daughter of Ray Van Noy and Carol Christensen. America was deep in the middle of the Great Depression - Colleen's parents...

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Evidently it has been almost a year since my dear cousin died! I had no idea, and so sorry. I got to wondering about her and searched. She was truly a remarkable person. Though 11 years older, she was always so sweet and kind to me. When my Aunt Elsie died she gave me her piano because it belonged to our Grandmother Hogan. I still have it and will always treasure it. One day I received in the mail a lovely portrait photograph of our Grandmother from Colleen. When I tried to call and thank...

Colleen was such a good friend for so many years. Weve kept in touch all these years. I feel the loss of such a dear friend. You had a beautiful mother, hope you appreciate all that she did for her children. With heartfelt sympathy and love, Marva Tobler

Some may find it hard to believe but Brooke and my friends did not know our Mom's real name. Her nickname while we were in junior high and high school was Wanda the Witch....she of course was not a witch but the name stuck. Our dear friends, Robyn, Christine, Patty, Stella, Janice and many, many more all knew her as Wanda !!! My sister Brooke took the name a bit further and addressed all cards to Wanda June. Over the years we gave her witches as gifts, Brooke quilted a beautiful blanket with...

She was the very best Mom anyone could ever have. She was very bright, loved to read and learn. Had a great mind. She was extremely patient and loved her children unconditionally. She somehow raised a bunch of extremely independent children. Try as she might to persuade us from taking one path or another we always did what we wanted. The beautiful aspect is that she always loved us and supported our decisions, bruised hearts, skinned knees and worse. I wanted to let Marva Tobler know how much...

Your mother was such a great lady. I loved all of her book reviews and visits to see her.

The world has lost such a talented person. My
thoughts go out to all of her children. She was my friend through the Friends Unlimited
group.

Bev Rollins

Such a beautiful eulogy. My mind has been flooded of my interactions with your mom, especially in my teenage years. Love and light to you, Tracey, and your brother and sisters. Melissa

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