Evelyn Louise Gibeau was born December 10, 1903 in Lambert Township of Red Lake County, MN to Joe and Margaret (Lambert) Bergeron. She was raised in Lambert Township and attended country school there. She did house work for different people in her younger years. She was united in marriage to Sam Gibeau, August 8, 1928 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Oklee, MN. During her early days of marriage the couple worked on a farm near Argyle, MN, then moved back to Oklee, MN where she worked at a few places including the restaurant. The couple moved to Milwaukee, WI in 1951. Her husband Sam died May 26, 1962. Evelyn returned to Oklee in 1965. She entered the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red Lake Falls, MN in 1999.

Evelyn is a member of St. Francis Xavier Church in Oklee, St. Anns Guild, American Legion Auxillary, and served as a Senior Volunteer. Her favorite memories include playing cards with her grandchildren and spending time with them. She also enjoyed playing cards and Bingo with her senior friends in Oklee.

She is survived by 4 children: Gerald (Anita) Gibeau, Brainerd, MN; Elizabeth Bette (Vearl) Nelson, Babbit, MN; Jane (Jerome) Dufault, Grand Forks, ND; Rolland Joe , Atlanta, GA; 17 grandchildren, and 35 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, Granddaughter Peggy Nelson, four brothers: Albert, Dennis, Alphonse, Elmer, seven sisters: Jane, Antionette, Mary, Rose, Alexine, Cecile, Eleanore.

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