Eva Lorraine Starry

Eva Lorraine Starry, age 97, passed away on November 24, 2025 at Heartwood Care Center in Crosby. She was born on December 28, 1927 in Ross Lake Township to Leonard and Carol (Hughes) Bodle. Eva was united in marriage to Frank Starry on January 5, 1946 in Little Pine Township.

Eva was a member of the Emily Wesleyan Church, where she served as a board member for years, taught both children's and adult's Sunday school classes, and sang in the choir. For 25 years, she served on the Little Pine Township Board. She and Bud owned and operated the Emily Grocery Store for a few years, and then moved back to their country home where she was Bud's sidekick in their logging business. She was a talented crocheter and seamstress and loved to make homemade gifts for her family. She worked for a knitting company out of her home for 10+ years. She worked seasonally at a greenhouse for many summers, and she and Bud were wild rice pickers for many years as well. She was a gardener and loved her flowers and house plants.

Eva is survived by two sons, Michael (Judy) Starry of Emily and Frank (Nathalie) Starry of Cordes Lake, AZ; two daughters, Marsha (Randy) Dauffenbach of Burlington, WI and Ruth (Don) Beckrich of Riverton; one brother, Jack Bodle of Olympia, WA; one sister, Donna Hite of Crosby; Nineteen grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren and twelve great-great grandchildren.

Preceding Eva in death are her parents; her husband, Frank; two sons, Dennis and David Starry; Three brothers, Arthur, Albert and Robert Bodle; and two sisters, Elizabeth McCoy and Charlotte Frink.

Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 5, 2025 at the Wesleyan Church in Emily. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Burial will be at the Pine Ridge Cemetery in Emily. In lieu of flowers, memorial are preferred to the Cuyuna Range Food Shelf (PO Box 33, Crosby, MN 56441) or the Emily Food Shelf (PO Box 93, Emily, MN 56447). Arrangements are with the Koop Funeral Home in Crosby.