Evelyn Mae May Obituary (1925

Evelyn Mae May, 94, of Flanagan, passed away Sunday November 10, 2019, 11:24 am at the Flanagan Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. Celebration of life services will be held Monday November 18, 2019 at 11:00 am at the Prairieview Mennonite Church, Gridley. with Rev. Doug Hicks officiating. Memorials may be made to her church or the Flanagan Food Pantry. Inurnment will be in Waldo Township Cemetery, Gridley. Calvert-Johnson & Froelich Memorial Home, Flanagan will oversee arrangements. Evelyn was born July 25, 1925 in Meadows, IL to George and Ella (Stalter) Roszhart. She married Virgil May on December 30, 1945 in Meadows, IL. They were married for over 72 years. She is survived by one son, Terry (Diane Ebert-May) May, of San Diego, CA; two grandchildren, Kathryn (Jonathan) Wiens and David May; and two great-grandchildren, Mathew and William Wiens. Her parents, one sister, Mary Zehr, and one son, Ricky May preceded her in death. Evelyn was a faithful member of the Praireview Mennonite Church, Gridley and served others for many years as a nurse's aide at the Good Samaritan Home in Flanagan. She was loved by all that knew her; no more so that in her final months.