Evelyn Lucille Schleicher
May 1, 1922 - October 3, 2012
Former Sutton resident Evelyn L. Schleicher, 90, died October 3, 2012, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Federated Church in Sutton, NE with Rev. Eric Biehl officiating. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m., Saturday, October 13, 2012, at Mount Hope Cemetery in Beaver City, NE. Visitation will be Friday, from 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton, NE. Memorial contributions may be directed to Grace Hospice in Topeka, KS or the Federated Church in Sutton, NE. She was born May 1st, 1922, in Furnas County, on a farm northeast of Wilsonville, NE, to Guy and Louisa (Burt) Dillan. Evelyn married Carl Wilgers on February 19th, 1946. One daughter, Lynda Carlene, was born of that union. Carl was killed in an automobile accident in 1948. Evelyn married Richard A. Schleicher on August 7th, 1955, in McCook, NE. They moved to Sutton, NE in 1959. She joined the Federated Church in Sutton, and was an active member during her years in Sutton. She is survived by her daughter, Lynda Bass of Lawrence, KS; step-daughters, Joy and husband Ernest Stalder of Beaver City, NE; Jan Hunt of Aurora, CO; seven grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, Carl Wilgers and Richard Schleicher; one brother and six sisters.
Former Sutton resident Evelyn L. Schleicher, 90, died October 3, 2012, at Presbyterian Manor in Lawrence, KS. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 13, 2012, at the Federated Church in Sutton, NE with Rev. Eric Biehl officiating.... View Obituary & Service Information