March 28, 2024

Evelyn JoAnne Phelps

Evelyn JoAnne Phelps, 77, died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A memorial service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 9 at St. Luke United Methodist Church. The family will greet friends following the service.

Evelyn graduated from the Newton Senior High school with the class of 1954. She was employed for fifteen years at Midtown Café as their baker.

Those left to honor Evelyn’s memory include her daughters, Becky (Chuck) Wennihan of Newton, Linda Smith of Newton and Sherry Dodd of Newton; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; and her brother, Paul Hanke of Kirksville, Mo. She was preceded in death by her parents Raymond and Ethel (McAninch) Hanke; and a daughter, Cathrine Kay Dodd.