12 so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. The Coming of the Lord 13 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. 14 We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
Morris E. Evans
Dec. 5, 1917 – March 27, 2008
LITCHFIELD — Morris Edward “Morrie” Evans, 90, of Litchfield died Thursday at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Litchfield. The service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Augustana Memorial Chapel in Litchfield. Burial will be at All Saints Lutheran Cemetery in Darwin.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Sunday at the church. Arrangements are by Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home of Litchfield. He was born Dec. 5, 1917, in Cambria Township, Blue Earth County, to Edward and Dinah (Lewis) Evans. He grew up and attended country school in Blue Earth Township, and he graduated in 1935 from Lake Crystal High School. He married Emeline Weinkauf on Oct. 13, 1940, in Comfrey. During the 1940s he was involved in various lines of work. In 1950, he took a job as a custodian engineer. He retired in 1983, after working 32 years for the school. He was a volunteer firefighter for 37 years, a member of church, and was a Scout master with the Boy Scouts of America. He helped start the Brown County certified firearms instruction program. He also served on the Comfrey City Council for 15 years and was a member of the Commercial Club. He was involved with the Brown County Committee on Aging and Meals on Wheels. He was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey, the New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey and All Saints Lutheran Church in Darwin. He was also the Brown County Senior Citizen of the Year in 2001. He is survived by his wife; children: Barry (and Sandy) Evans of Atwater, Karen (and Byron) Johnson of Litchfield, Randy (and Jeanette) Evans of Staples, Natalie (and Max) Seim of Cottage Grove, and Annette (and Jim) Barnes of Darwin; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by three brothers.
Dec. 5, 1917 – March 27, 2008
LITCHFIELD — Morris Edward “Morrie” Evans, 90, of Litchfield died Thursday at the Emmanuel Nursing Home in Litchfield. The service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at Augustana Memorial Chapel in Litchfield. Burial will be at All Saints Lutheran Cemetery in Darwin.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Sunday at the church. Arrangements are by Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home of Litchfield. He was born Dec. 5, 1917, in Cambria Township, Blue Earth County, to Edward and Dinah (Lewis) Evans. He grew up and attended country school in Blue Earth Township, and he graduated in 1935 from Lake Crystal High School. He married Emeline Weinkauf on Oct. 13, 1940, in Comfrey. During the 1940s he was involved in various lines of work. In 1950, he took a job as a custodian engineer. He retired in 1983, after working 32 years for the school. He was a volunteer firefighter for 37 years, a member of church, and was a Scout master with the Boy Scouts of America. He helped start the Brown County certified firearms instruction program. He also served on the Comfrey City Council for 15 years and was a member of the Commercial Club. He was involved with the Brown County Committee on Aging and Meals on Wheels. He was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church in Comfrey, the New Hope Lutheran Church in Comfrey and All Saints Lutheran Church in Darwin. He was also the Brown County Senior Citizen of the Year in 2001. He is survived by his wife; children: Barry (and Sandy) Evans of Atwater, Karen (and Byron) Johnson of Litchfield, Randy (and Jeanette) Evans of Staples, Natalie (and Max) Seim of Cottage Grove, and Annette (and Jim) Barnes of Darwin; 20 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by three brothers.
My Grandpa was a quiet and unassuming man. He was a man of strong conviction and endeavored to pass that along to his lineage. On Thursday, March 27Th 2008 Grandpa breathed his last breath. I was there to watch it. As a family those of us who were near had the privilege to be there for Grandpa as he made the transition from Earth to Heaven, to the Holy City where there is no more suffering or tears. I marvel at what Grandpa must be experiencing at this moment. It can be a time of scratching and picking old wounds that were once thought healed when the family is together and grieving. I do not grieve for Grandpa, I rejoice, there is more to it though, you see I have always felt like a fish out of water around the people I call family. Now I'm grateful to know them, but the hypocrisy and duplicitous nature of some of my relationships with my family came crashing back in to remind me why we are not as close as they pretend. I feel more comfortable at a safe distance. There is a great amount of history behind these feelings and issues of course, more than I care to dig up. It's really not all about me though, so back to Grandpa. My fondest memory of spending time with Grandpa was when we were camping up in Garrison Mn. and fishing on Turtle Lake. We were trolling for fish and Grandpa was sure to point out the basics of fishing for Northerns and how play the line when landing one in. Grandpa wasn't overly concerned about being the center of attention, he led and taught what he thought was valuable in life in his own way. I salute you Grandpa for a life well lived and thank you for the opportunity to have known you.
Shalom,
Jeremy
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