- Date Of Birth: August 31, 1933
- Date Of Death: January 16, 2022
- State: Nebraska
Evelyn was born August 31,1933, to Henry E. and Louise L.(Jettner) Brezina in North Branch, Kansas. She moved to Guide Rock, Nebraska as an infant and attended school there, graduating from high school in 1951. She obtained a Normal School Teacher’s Certificate and became a rural school teacher, working in Ayr, Nebraska and for the Hasting’s school district. She married Melvin W. Seeman on June 5, 1955 and they raised four daughters. Evelyn worked alongside Melvin on the farm, remaining there on the farm until Melvin’s health declined in 2008. He passed away in 2009.
Evelyn was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she had been active in the choir and LWML, and taught Sunday school. She was also active in 4-H with her daughters and worked on the census several years. Her hobbies included sewing, canning and gardening.
She is survived by her daughters, Pamela (David) Schimke of Phoenix, AZ, Peggy (Lee) Orchard of Valparaiso, IN, Janet (Joel) Petersen of Rapid City, SD, and Melinda (Jahn) Grandstaff of Fremont, NE; one sister, Hazel Rouse of Hastings, NE and 12 grandchildren, Zachary, Adam, Ashley, Courtney (Niggl) and Erin Schimke, Alaina and Lauren Orchard, Eric, Brett and Melissa Petersen, and Kiley (Compton) and Taylor Grandstaff, also 9 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin, two sisters, Helen Wickman and Edna Fringer, and her parents.
