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Evelyn Marie Gummert, 93

Evelyn Marie Gummert, 93, of Marshalltown, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019, at the Embers Retirement Community in Marshalltown.

Funeral services for Evelyn will be held on Friday, August 23, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 22, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Memorials may be directed to the family. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Evelyn and her family.

Evelyn Marie Kroeger was born on January 11, 1926, in Gladbrook to Albert and Magda Kroeger. Evelyn was united in marriage to Howard Sawyer on May 9, 1946 and they later divorced in 1978. To this union, four children were born, two boys and two girls. On March 25, 1979, Evelyn married Arnold Gummert and he passed away in 2014. Later that year, she moved to the Embers in Marshalltown. Evelyn worked for 27 years at KIOWA Corporation.

Evelyn is survived by her daughters: Ann (Craig) Danner and Dot (Stan Keiper) Sawyer and step-children: Jean (Pete) Scheiding and Joel (Kim) Gummert. She is also survived by fourteen grandchildren, twenty-eight great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild on the way and her brother: Don Kroeger and many nieces and nephews.

Evelyn is preceded in death by her husband Arnold; sons: Bruce Sawyer and David Sawyer; great grandson: Jackson Sawyer; parents: Albert and Magda and brothers: Roger Kroeger and Robert Kroeger.

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