Evelyn Arlene Woods

1919 - 2011  (91 years)

• Name	Evelyn Arlene Woods
  Birth	17 Dec 1919	Allison, Osceola, IA
  Gender	Female
  Census	13 Jan 1920	Allison, Osceola, IA ; age 1/12, born IA, living with parents
  Census	29 Apr 1930	Allison, Osceola, IA ; age 10, born IA, living with parents
  Death	27 Feb 2011	Fort Dodge, Webster, IA
  Burial		Fulton Lutheran Cemetery, Roelyn, IA
  Person ID	I17925	Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Lewis Edward Woods,   b. 31 Oct 1893, Iowa d. 5 May 1989 (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Nellie Froisland,   b. 1897, Iowa d. 1981 (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F6937	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Russell Slotten,   b. 1918   d. 2006 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1944	Callender,, Webster, IA
  Family ID	F6951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2017

  
  

• Notes

  from "Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1999" (ancestry.com) Evelyn Woods was born 17 Dec 1919 in Allison Twp, Osceola, IA to Lewis E Woods & Nellie Froisland from newspaper obituary (posted on findagrave.com) Evelyn Slotten, 91, of Fort Dodge passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at Tompkins Memorial Health Center. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at the Fulton Lutheran Church in Roelyn, IA, with burial following at the Fulton Lutheran Cemetery. The visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Gunderson Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Fort Dodge. Evelyn was born on December 17, 1919, to Lewis and Nellie (Froisland) Woods in Osceola County IA. She graduated from Ocheydan High School, obtained her teaching certification, and taught at rural schools in the Osceola and Webster Counties for several years. On June 15, 1944, she was united in marriage to Russell Slotten in Callendar, IA. They farmed and raised their family in the Moorland and Barnum area. In 2002 she moved to Tompkins Memorial Health Center where she remained until her death. Evelyn grew up in a musical family and learned to play the violin and piano. She continued to play the piano beautifully as an adult. She was a longtime member of Fulton Lutheran Church in Roelyn, IA, and was active in the Ladies Aid, especially quilting bees and putting together care packages and baby layettes for Lutheran World Relief. Evelyn enjoyed spending time doing embroidery, crocheting and quilting. Her greatest joy was spending time with family, especially her grandchildren. Left to cherish her memory are her four children, Douglas (Elin) Slotten of Chevy Chase, MD; Lyle (Margaret) Slotten of San Bernardino, CA; Deanna (Rod) Reifsteck of Elysian, MN; and Nancy (Jeff) Randolph of Garden City, KS; her seven grandchildren, Andrew Slotten of San Bernardino, CA; Israel Swanson of Manson, IA; Joel Swanson of Columbus, NE; Chris Reifsteck of Minneapolis, MN; Adrian (Kendra) Swanson of Lake Stevens, WA; Chelsi Slotten of Durham, England; and Kirsten Slotten of New York City, NY, and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Russell, her parents and her brothers Floyd, LeRoy and Arthur.