Evelyn Wormstadt, age 98, of Huron, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021, at the Firesteel Healthcare Community at Mitchell.

Her private family funeral service was held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 27th at the Immanuel Lutheran Church, rural Iroquois, which can be viewed at the end of her tribute video (see link before). Burial followed in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Evelyn was born February 4, 1923, to John and Carolyn (Johnson) Freeburg near Carpenter, South Dakota, in their home. Her siblings were Julia, Orville, Ida, Ted and Erma. Evelyn attended country school her elementary years and went to Huron and Doland her high school years. She graduated from Huron High School. After high school, she attended Northwest Business College in Huron for one year. After her schooling, she worked at the Traveler's Insurance Company in Huron.

Evelyn married Eldro Wormstadt on March 15, 1945, in Huron and they lived and farmed on the Wormstadt Homestead Farm north of Artesian until 1979. At that time, they retired and moved to Huron. They were blessed with two sons, Wenton and Lowell. Eldro passed away in March of 1980.

Evelyn was active in the Immanuel Lutheran Church of rural Iroquois during her married years, after moving to Huron she got involved in doing a lot of volunteer work at two of the elementary schools, the senior center and also the Huron Regional Medical Center. She received the honor of HRMC's Volunteer of the Year in 2005. At that time, she had clocked 1,598 hours since 1987, when her volunteer activities began there. Evelyn loved the farm and her family.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Eldro; and all five of her siblings.

Grateful for having shared in her life are her sons, Wenton (Jean) Wormstadt and Lowell (Judy) Wormstadt; grandchildren, Marci (Ray) Effling, Clint (Michelle) Wormstadt, Renee (Jeremy) Hinker, Jeff (Melissa) Wormstadt, Angie (Jeff) Scott, and Marty (Tambi) Wormstadt; great-grandchildren, Austin Effling, Lyndsey Effling, Carter Effling, Emily Effling, Olivia Effling, Trevor Wormstadt, Cassidy Wormstadt, Taylor Wormstadt, Kyle Wormstadt, Cailey Hinker, Brayden Hinker, Carson Hinker, Tristen (Brady) Jacobsen, Cole (Morgan Renshaw) Wormstadt, Alex Wormstadt, Cayden Scott, Brady Scott, Aiden Wormstadt, Noah Wormstadt, and Kara Wormstadt; and great-great-grandchild, Aubree Wormstadt.

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