Evelyn Dora Dunn
June 19, 1920 — August 6, 2019
Evelyn D. Dunn, 99, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester. Visitation: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, August 9, 2019, at Bohnenkamp – Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Manchester. Private family services will be held with burial following at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester.
Evelyn was born June 19, 1920, in Manchester, Iowa, the daughter of Merlin S. and Bertha M. (Barker) Tracy. She was a 1938 graduate of Manchester High School. Evelyn married William Thomas Dunn on November 15, 1940, in Manchester. She was formerly employed with Collins Radio and Lewis Systems. Evelyn enjoyed playing cards, wearing the color purple, and attending her Friday Afternoon Club. One of the highlights of her life was going on a hot air balloon ride for her 90th birthday.
Evelyn is survived by her children, Ruth Dunn Voshell, William T. Dunn (Frank Way), Larry (Marjorie Taylor) Dunn, and Dr. Garry (Deb) Dunn; grandchildren, Gayle (Ken Thomas) Voshell, Teble (Adam) Lawrence, Troy (Sara) Kuhn and Shawn Dunn; great-grandchildren, Lu Lawrence, Mickey Lindsay, Tia Lawrence, Aidan Lindsay, Dezmend Lawrence, Ashley Kuhn and Sam Kuhn; and sixteen nieces and nephews.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband William Dunn in 1989; her parents; one brother and five sisters; and son-in-law, Wayne Voshell.
The family wants to thank the staff at the Meadows and the Good Neighbor Home for the great care she has received the past six years. The staff are so caring and have been a great joy. Also many thanks to St. Croix Hospice.
The family request no flowers and memorials to The Good Neighbor Society.
Evelyn was born June 19, 1920, in Manchester, Iowa, the daughter of Merlin S. and Bertha M. (Barker) Tracy. She was a 1938 graduate of Manchester High School. Evelyn married William Thomas Dunn on November 15, 1940, in Manchester. She was formerly employed with Collins Radio and Lewis Systems. Evelyn enjoyed playing cards, wearing the color purple, and attending her Friday Afternoon Club. One of the highlights of her life was going on a hot air balloon ride for her 90th birthday.
Evelyn is survived by her children, Ruth Dunn Voshell, William T. Dunn (Frank Way), Larry (Marjorie Taylor) Dunn, and Dr. Garry (Deb) Dunn; grandchildren, Gayle (Ken Thomas) Voshell, Teble (Adam) Lawrence, Troy (Sara) Kuhn and Shawn Dunn; great-grandchildren, Lu Lawrence, Mickey Lindsay, Tia Lawrence, Aidan Lindsay, Dezmend Lawrence, Ashley Kuhn and Sam Kuhn; and sixteen nieces and nephews.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband William Dunn in 1989; her parents; one brother and five sisters; and son-in-law, Wayne Voshell.
The family wants to thank the staff at the Meadows and the Good Neighbor Home for the great care she has received the past six years. The staff are so caring and have been a great joy. Also many thanks to St. Croix Hospice.
The family request no flowers and memorials to The Good Neighbor Society.
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