Gladys Evonne Switzer

1922 - 2008  (86 years)

• Name	Gladys Evonne Switzer  [1]
  Birth	28 Jan 1922	, Jewell County, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A39E46EA55E64B5C80B9606E616F5D60E790
  Death	13 Jun 2008	Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, USA   [1]
  Burial	Webber, Jewell County, Kansas, USA, Webber Cemetery   [1]
  Person ID	I14870	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Orvel S. Switzer,   b. 6 Feb 1885, , McLean County, Illinois, USA d. 25 Dec 1960, Concordia, Cloud County, Kansas, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Lena Belle Warren,   b. 2 Nov 1884, , Jewell County, Kansas, USA d. 25 Dec 1960, , Jewell County, Kansas, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1907  [2]
  Family ID	F5405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Myron Kenneth Intermill,   b. 28 Dec 1914, Mankato, Jewell County, Kansas, USA d. 21 Feb 2002 (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1945
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F5411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Notes

  Gladys Evonne Intermill, the daughter of Orvel and Lena (Warren) Switzer, was born on January 28, 1922 at the family farm near Lovewell, Kansas. She was called home to the Lord on June 13, 2008 in Ft. Collins at the age of 86 years, 4 months and 15 days. After graduation from Lovewell High School, Evonne attended McPherson College where she received her teaching certificate. As was the custom for teachers of the day, she boarded with families in the school districts where she taught. She had accepted an assignment to Rubens School along White Rock Creek in Jewell county, Kansas and was boarding with Sadie and Elmer Intermill when their son, Myron, came home on leave from his service with the U.S. Army during World War II. That meeting marked the beginning of a courtship that led to their marriage on May 20, 1945. Myron and Evonne farmed along the White Rock from 1945 to 1957, during which their three children, Patricia, Mary and Mark, were born. With construction of Lovewell Reservoir, the family moved to a farm in the Valley View community north of Webber, Kansas. Evonne was an active member of the Valley View and Webber communities, serving in leadership positions for the Webber United Methodist Church, Jewell County Cooperative Extension Service and Webber Wide-Awake 4-H Club. She was also employed at Brodstone Memorial Hospital in Superior, Nebraska. Myron and Evonne retired from the farm in 1979 and spent the next 11 years traveling and enjoying the company of a network of friends in Harlingen, Texas, Mesa, Arizona, Estes Park, Colorado and Webber, Kansas. In 1990, Myron suffered a debilitating stroke and Evonne became his caregiver and constant advocate until his death in 2002. During this time they moved from Mesa, Arizona to Lincoln, Nebraska, and finally to Concordia, Kansas. While in Concordia, Evonne managed the kitchen for the Concordia Head Start program, was active in the Concordia United Methodist Church and served in leadership positions for the Concordia chapters of AARP, Extension Homemakers Unit and TOPS. In November, 2007, Evonne was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and moved to Fort Collins, Colorado to be closer to her daughter, Pat and her family. She lived at Rigden Farm Senior Living where she enjoyed visiting with family and friends, particularly her great-granddaughter, Tessa. Evonne was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers, Melvin, Wayne and Don Switzer, sisters, Viola Ross and Mina Coates, and an infant son, Dwight. She is survived by her younger sister, Betty Everitt of Concordia, Kansas, three sisters, and one brother-in-law, Eleanor Switzer of Salina, Kansas, Molly Switzer and Byrl and Les Erickson all of Superior, Nebraska. She is also survived by her daughter and son-in-law Pat and Larry Kendall of Fort Collins, Colorado, daughter and son-in-law Mary and Wade Kuhlmann of Bel Air, Maryland, and son and daughter-in-law Mark and Nancy Intermill of Lincoln, Nebraska. She leaves a legacy of eleven grand children: Kristin, Scott and Tessalyn Beasley of Fort Collins, Colorado; Matt Kendall of Las Vegas, Nevada; Joe and Shelley Kuhlmann of Alexandria, Virgina; Jerod and Breanna Kuhlmann of Fallston, Maryland; Jessica Intermill and Tyler Candee of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Micah Intermill of Alexandria, Virginia; along with many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. [1]

  
  

• Sources

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