Evelyn Addie (Thiele) Ghyselinck, 93, entered the Kingdom of Heaven on Tues., January 11, 2011 at Dove Health Care in Eau Claire, Wis.
Born on June 17, 1917, in Iron River, Wis., Evelyn was the youngest of six children of William F. and Jennie (Larkin) Thiele. The family relocated to Superior, Wis. in 1920, where she attended Bryant School and graduated from Superior Central High School in 1935. On September 1, 1937, she was united in marriage to Raymond J. Ghyselinck. They resided in South Range, Wis. and South Superior throughout their married life. Following Raymond's death in 1991, she relocated to Eau Claire to be near her son and other family members.
Although primarily a homemaker, she had been employed at Roth Bros. Department Store and at Northwest Outlet in Superior in her younger years. Evelyn was always the adventurer. She drove school bus in South Range through the worst of weather. Twice, she ventured out on her own and flew to Belgium to visit Raymond's elderly aunt.
Evelyn loved her church and spent countless hours as a volunteer at Trinity United Methodist Church in South Superior. She directed and sang in the choir, sewed, quilted, cooked hundreds of pasties for the annual sale, as well as meals for weddings and funerals, and served her church in every way she could. While in Eau Claire, Evelyn resided at London Square Apartments and attended Chapel Heights Methodist Church before moving to Dove Health Care.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband Raymond; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Bertha Thiele; sister, Gladys Pederson; sister and brother-in-law, Irma and Nels Andersen; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Sally Thiele; sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Arthur Ross; and two grandsons, Shawn Gromer and Joshua Ghyselinck.?
She is survived by her children, Robert (Pat) Ghyselinck, Arlene Neubauer, and Richard (Pat) Ghyselinck; grandchildren, Crystal (Bob) Johnson, Rob Ghyselinck, Tere (Bill) Mentlick, Troy (Barb) Neubauer, and Tammy (Todd) Miller, Adam Gromer and Nichole (Steve) Mathiason; great-grandchildren, Michelle Welch, Becca Dunfee, Kelsie (Ken) Sedlachek, Cole and Hailey Neubauer and Matt and Amanda Miller; great-great grandchildren, Kenny and Kylierae Sedlachek and Devon and Cole Dunfee; and nieces, Romelle Shepard, Yvonne Stark, Arletta Gylland Rud, and Shirley (Bruce) Paulsrud and their families.
Evelyn was a wonderful daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, who was dearly loved by all who knew her. She will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday and continue until the 1:30 p.m. funeral service in Downs Funeral Home, corner of Ogden Ave. & 19th St. Rev. Joel Certa-Werner of Faith United Methodist Church will be officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Superior, Wis.