Dena M. Evans, 90, of Sioux City and formerly of Fort Dodge, died on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7th at 10:30am in the Chapel of the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home with Chaplain John McKinley, St. Luke's Hospital, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 until 7:00 p.m. today at the Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home.
Survivors include her sons, Larry D. Evans of Kansas City, KS, Ronald P. Evans of Oklahoma, Gary D. Evans of Sioux City, Harold Evans of Fremont, NE, Pat Evans of Twin Falls, ID, Rex A. Evans of Sun Valley, ID, and Joseph M. Evans of Sioux City; daughters, Nancy L. Scully of Des Moines, Nina M. Flora of Fort Dodge, Frankie M. Gross of Sioux City, Nellie J. Petersen of Humboldt, and Eileen D. Luckenbill of Fort Dodge; 47 grandchildren; 83 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; sisters, Nora A. Mowery of Council Bluffs, Dolly M. Nelson of Fort Dodge, June Bowman of Missouri; brothers, Glenn Fox of Montana, and James Fox of Missouri. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence and Bertie (Cupp) Fox; son, Thomas Evans; grandson, Thomas Chad Evans; brothers, Omar Ray Fox, John Fox, and Lawrence Edmond Fox; sisters, Pauline Hendrickson, Betty Joyce, and Lula Evans; and an infant grandson.
Dena May Fox was born on May 4, 1918, in Marceline, MO. As a young child she moved with her family to Gilmore City where she attended county schools. On November 10, 1939, she was united in marriage to Harold Raymond Evans and the couple established their home in Boxholm. Dena worked as a housekeeper for a number of years for families in Gilmore City and in Fort Dodge. She also worked as a senior companion in Fremont, NE, and in Sioux City. Dena was a member of the Foster Grandparents Program. In 1997, she returned to Fort Dodge where she was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Dena enjoyed writing poetry and spending time with her family.
Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.
