- Date Of Birth: October 6, 1919
- Date Of Death: March 13, 2012
- State: Florida
Evelyn Bombeck Myers left this earth to be with the rest of the angels
on Tuesday, March 13th 2012, dying of natural causes. She left
peacefully and gracefully, surrounded by her loving family, which is how
she lived her long and eventful life. Evelyn was born on October 6th,
1919 in the small town of Indianola, Pennsylvania, the oldest child of
Paul and Mary Bombeck, Sr. Her parents were recent immigrants from
Silesia and the Ukraine, respectively, and Evelyn remembered her father
taking her with him to the courthouse to be sworn in as a U.S. citizen
when she was ten years old.
During the Depression, Evelyn worked in her family garden and delivered
eggs around the neighborhood from her little wagon, to help bring in a
little extra money for the family during hard times. She graduated
from Springdale High School and had hoped to go to Duquesne University
to become a teacher. The family lacked the finances to support her
in this, so she enrolled in the Robert Morris Business College, where
she learned the skills to become a secretary. Her first job was with
the Standard Duplicating Co. of Pittsburgh (where she got a five dollar
bonus for working late to finish an important project!), and later
Alcoa, and Crucible Steel Co. Her favorite job of all time though, was at
the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Huntsville, Al., where she was in charge of the payroll.
Evelyn’s kitchen was a favorite place for her children, grandchildren,
and great-grandchildren to be in, and she always put a lot of love into
whatever she was cooking. She was famous for making wonderful beef
stews, homemade soups and other hearty, but simple fare. Everyone’s
favorite recipe, however, was her holiday nut rolls which she only
baked for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the family would eagerly
gather ’round the table to partake of this special treat. Her highest
joy was doting on the children of each generation, feeding, burping,
changing, reading, and rocking to sleep each child that came along, and
spoiling and loving each one in her own way. She felt that education
was one of the most important things in a child’s life, and provided
strong encouragement and even financial support for each grandchild who
chose to pursue an education. She felt fulfilled by helping each one
to realize the dream she was not able to accomplish.
though, was as a Master Gardner in the Garden of Life of each of her
children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by
her children, Terry, of Atlanta,Ga., Barbara Connors of Cocoa Beach,FL,
Mark of Boston,MA, and Linda Lair of Winter Park, FL, brother, Paul
Bombeck and sister Helen Pochan, both of Springdale, PA, seven
grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Rest in Peace gentle
angel, we will miss you.
