Evelyn Dorothy Kucera

OFFICIANT
Danny Van Gerpen
MUSIC
Congregational Hymns
“How Great Thou Art”
“Nearer My God To Thee”
CASKETBEARERS
Craig Wilson
Andy Petersen
Evelyn Dorothy Kucera was born on Sunday, February 8, 1914 at Yankton, South Dakota to Joseph and Elenore (Stibral) Vavra. She was raised on the family farm near Yankton and attended Yankton High School through the 10th grade. Evelyn was united in marriage to Ernest Kucera on January 31, 1945 at Yankton. They farmed near Tyndall nearly all their married lives. Retiring in 1981, they lived first in Parkston and  later moved to Tripp. Evelyn was very family-oriented and her daughter, granddaughters and great-granddaughters were her life. She will be remembered for the wonderful baking she did, especially her kolaches. Evelyn was active well into her nineties and just four years ago helped her granddaughter Sherrie bake the kolaches for her wedding. She was a member of the Tyndall Presbyterian Church, where she was active in the Ladies’ Aid. Evelyn became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society of Tripp in September of 2006, and it is there that she passed away on Friday, November 27, 2009 at the age of 95 years, 9 months and 19 days.
Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Shirley Holm of Tripp; three granddaughters: Julie Wilson and husband Craig of Sioux Falls, Sherrie Petersen and husband Andy of Mitchell, and Connie Schmidt and husband Tom of Sioux Falls; and four great-granddaughters: Abigail, Christina, and Isabel (Schmidt) and Evie (Petersen); and several nieces and nephews.. 
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest; her parents, Joseph and Elenore Vavra; two brothers, Johnny and Joseph; a sister, Sylvia; and her son-in-law, Dennis Holm.

Monday, November 30, 2009
9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.
Goglin Funeral Home
Tripp, South Dakota
12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.
Tyndall Presbyterian Church
Tyndall, South Dakota