- Date Of Birth: April 25, 1925
- Date Of Death: August 29, 2022
- State: Nebraska
Evelyn L. Westergaard passed away on August 29th, 2022, at the age of 97, in Valley, Nebraska. Evelyn was born April 25, 1925 to Nelle and Emil Richmann in Casey, Iowa. She moved to Irvington, Nebraska when she was nine years old, and graduated from Irvington High School in 1942. March 21st, 1947 she married the love of her life Russell Westergaard, and two amazing children were born.
Her years with “Russ”, Cheryl and Chris were spent camping, boating, and vacationing their summers away with friends and family. To say she stayed active is selling her short, in her 97 years she traveled the world from walking on the Great Wall of China to playing in the tree tops of the Costa Rican jungle. She ventured on multiple cruises, accidentally got in a parade of nuns chasing the Pope in Vatican City, explored Stonehenge, visited Hawaii several times and many more escapades throughout the years.
She was an avid bowler, loved her team dearly and their many tournaments across the US. It wasn’t until later in life she decided to pick up golf playing as much as possible with her sister and brother-in-law. You could find her every Sunday helping out at her church, and every event possible at her VFW clowning around.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her beloved husband Russell Westergaard, parents Laurence and Nelle Petersen, brothers Larry Petersen and Lee Richman, sister Beverly Johnson, grandson-in-law Ray Heimes, and several extended family members. Survived by her children Cheryl King of Benecia, CA; Chris Westergaard of Valley, NE; Melissa Goodson; Sigrid Heimes, Natalie Sorensen, Russell Westergaard, 16 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild, and many nieces and nephews.
