Obituary -- Evelyn Ellen Thompson 1919-2014

Evelyn Ellen Thompson, 94, passed away on Thursday, February 20th, 2014 at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola, IA. The youngest of four children, she was born to Joseph and Ellen Sanders Sohm on October 19, 1919 near LeSueur, MN. She spent her childhood in that area, learning to keep house and cook at the age of 11 when her mother died. After graduating from high school in 1938, she was offered a music scholarship to the University of Minnesota. She turned the offer down in order to stay home and take care of her dad. She married Howard Thompson at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA, on January 13, 1941. They moved to Davis City, IA in 1945 after her dad's death.

Evelyn was always a hard worker. She was in the restaurant business for many years, twice owning the Davis City Cafe and also owned the K Bar C Restaurant with her husband and their son Arnold. But anyone who knew Evelyn will remember her for her beautiful flowers. She would spend hours in any kind of weather working in her flower beds.

Evelyn is survived by her three sons, Steve (Jan) of Cedar Rapids, IA; John (Rosie) of Santa Barbara, CA; and Arnold of Davis City, IA. Also surviving are three grandchildren, John (Deborah) of Guam; Shawn (Tom Briski) of Berthoud, CO; and Mary (Aaron Oathout) of Vancouver, WA, and great-granddaughter Rebecca of Boston, MA. Other survivors are four sisters-in-law; Margaret Locke and Joyce Thompson, both of Grant City, Margaret Thompson of Manchester, GA, and Madge Thompson of Lamoni, IA as well as many nieces and nephews, including Eldred and Allen Muehlhausen of LeSeur, MN, and Ron Muehlhausen of LeSeur, MN, and Ron Muehlhausen of Mequon, WI, and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, her parents, her sister Lila Muehlhausen, and brothers Wesley and Clinton Sohm.

Evelyn will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Memorials may be directed to the family.

A Memorial Service celebrating Evelyn's life will be held on March 10, 2014 at Prugh-Dunfee Funeral Home in Grant City at 10:30 am. The family will greet people at the funeral home one hour before the service. Interment will be at the Kirk Cemetery in Allendale, followed by lunch at the Allendale Community Room.