Evalee Hunerdosse

Funeral services for Evalee Hunerdosse, of Newton, will be held Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 11 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Melcher-Dallas. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 14, from 5 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Interment will be at the Newbern Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton or the Good Samaritan Fund at Park Centre in Newton.

Laurel Evalee Greene was born in Chariton Sept. 7, 1924 to Etha Dunshee Greene (1904-1932), homemaker, and Ferman Greene (1901-1986), carpenter. Evalee, Gerald and Betty Greene were raised by grandparents Charley and Lula Dunshee, north of Chariton. Her life-long best friend was her Aunt, Esther Belle Karn (1911-2004). Evalee graduated from Chariton High School 1942 and Simpson College 1964. She taught eight years in rural schools of English Twp. On July 19, 1947, Evalee was married to Jesse Hunerdosse, a farmer in Marion County. The couple was married for 50 years. She resumed teaching in the Chariton School, Williamson Building (1964-1980) and then substituted at Melcher-Dallas. Evalee moved to Newton in 1999 accompanied by her son, Jack.

Evalee stepped up to the challenge of leaving the farm and tight community that had been her home for 75 years. She was active in her new community and kept in touch with family and friends back home on the farm. She was a member of the Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. She enjoyed activities at church, quilting, sewing, gardening, genealogy, oil painting, making jewelry, writing poetry and short stories. Evalee also got a computer and learned to operate it. Without missing a step, she made many new friends. She enjoyed having her children close to her, and the country mouse became a city mouse.

Evalee passed away May 7, 2019 at the age of 94. She is survived by daughter, Etha (Ron) Carson of Newton, and son, Jack Hunerdosse of Newton and daughter-in-law LouAnn Phillips of Central City; ten grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren: Nolan (Amy) Carson and their children Graham and Flynn of Omaha, NE; Jessica (Thomas) Carson of North Sioux City, S.D.; Dr. Jocelyn (Dr. Brian) Deegan and their children Maxwell and Decorah of Jacksonville, Fla.; Jacob (Katie) Hunerdosse and their son Jonas of Austin, Minn.; Kelsey (Ryan Lode) Hunerdosse of Grimes; Ariel (Justin) Bartling and their children Ethan, Kinnick and Cohen of Hiawatha; Rena (Rev. Ryan) Cozart and their children Jude, Emma and Elijah of Newton, Miss.; Eli (Maggie) Hunerdosse and their children Bella, Bria and Sawyer of Coggin; Ryan (Marissa) Phillips and daughter Claire of Marion; and Brad (Alyssa) Phillips and son Owen of Marion.

Evalee was preceded in death by her parents; grandparents; husband, Jesse Hunerdosse (1922-1998); son, Larry Hunerdosse (1955-2009);.and siblings Betty Pierschbacher, Gerald Greene, Elizabeth Pelock.