In Loving Memory
Evon M. Struthers
April 25, 1933 - September 26, 2021

VISITATION
Saturday, October 2, 2021
3:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Ruthven, Iowa

SERVICE
Saturday, October 2, 2021
3:30 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Ruthven, Iowa

CLERGY
Rev. Michael McGinley
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Spencer, Iowa

INURNMENT
Crown Hill Cemetery
Ruthven, Iowa

Evon Marilyn Rosewall was born on April 25, 1933 to Lena Mildred Whitford  Rosewall and George Clarence Rosewall. She was the third of four children, born and  raised on farms near Lost Island Lake. She first attended country school and then later  attended and graduated from Ruthven High School as class Salutatorian in 1951.

After high school Evon attended Teacher's College in Estherville, Ia and then later at what is now known as the  University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. From there she began teaching 6th grade in  rural Havelock. The majority of her teaching years was divided between Graettinger,  where she taught for 16 years and Cumberland-Massena where she taught for around 21  years. When she retired at the age of 62 she had taught a total of 43 years. While  teaching in Graettinger, Evon would commute to Mankato for evening classes after  teaching 6th grade all day, and on weekends and during summer months as well. She  graduated from Mankato State University, with her Bachelors Degree in Education which  became mandated by the State. Over the years, Evon was thrilled how she was  remembered by former students… as being their favorite teacher.

Evon met Ronald Allen Struthers while in high school at the county fair. She said he  wouldn't leave her alone and chased her incessantly until she finally gave in. They were  married on April 19, 1953 in Ruthven.

In the early years of their marriage, Ron was serving in the U.S. Army and was  stationed in Fort Leonard Wood. During that time Evon lived with her in-laws on their  rural farm south of Ayrshire. In 1955 she gave birth, on the Army Base, to her first born,  Randy Allen. After Ron was discharged they moved to a farm near Emmetsburg and in  1958 Evon gave birth to their second child, Shelley.

Evon saw changes from party line telephones to having her own Smartphone, from  the first black and white T.V. to her 40 inch Smart T.V., and reveled at the invention of  the microwave and dishwasher. She also became an avid Facebook user, read books on  her Kindle and loved asking Alexa what the weather report was. Evon shared a passion  for horses with Ron, dancing the polka, waltz, square dancing and later line dancing with  their friends in the Valley.

A few short years after retiring, Ron and Evon sold their home in Cumberland, and bought a fifth  wheel and 30 foot camper and lived on the road for several years. They traveled from  Florida to Arizona, from New York to Washington State, and finally decided to set down roots near Mission, Texas. They then split  their time between wintering in the Texas Valley and summers in Iowa.

Evon passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 in Sioux Falls, SD, after  suffering from a stroke, at the age of 88. She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Ron of Spencer, Iowa; children, Randy Struthers of  Ruthven, Iowa and Shelley Helmich of Templeton, Iowa; five grandchildren and great  grandchildren, Sarah (Josh) Naig and their son, Cade, daughter Ashlyn, and son Devon; Robert (Courtney) Struthers and  their children Grace Evon, Rhett, and Roy; Stacey (Stan) Rolenc and their children  Weston, Garrett, Rhenn and Tessa; Adam Becker and his son, Cameron; Ashley (Joe)  Myers and their children Caden and Dylan Myers.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home