Evelyn “Evy” Guehrn, age 81 of Marengo, died Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at the Belle Plaine Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Belle Plaine following a lengthy illness. Funeral Services: 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church, Marengo with Rev. Morris Hurd officiating. Burial will be at Genoa Bluff Cemetery, rural Marengo. Friends may call from 4 to 8 P.M. Monday, January 1, 2007 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.

She is survived by her children, Gary and wife Linda of Quincy, WA, Linda Barnes and husband Jerrell of Mission Viejo, CA, Donald and wife Donna of Cedar Rapids; and Sally Heppner and husband Charles of Dolores, CO; four grandchildren, Candice, Brett and Aaron Guehrn of Quincy, WA, and Kristy Powers and husband Brandon of Cedar Rapids. In addition she is survived by two sisters, Virginia Bergert of Belle Plaine and Genevieve Huedepohl of Marengo and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Mervin in 1999, a son Roger, and a brother, Loyd.

Evelyn Keil was born August 6, 1925 at Genoa Bluff, Iowa County, Iowa, the daughter of Leslie and Edna Whitlock Keil. She graduated from Marengo High School in 1942 and briefly attended Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant. She married Mervin Guehrn on August 29, 1942 at Lancaster, MO. She owned and operated Evy’s Place, a restaurant in Marengo, and the Marengo Motel on Highway 6.

Evelyn was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Marengo American Legion Auxiliary for over 50 years, and Dusty’s Coffee Club. She was an avid bird watcher, especially hummingbirds, and she enjoyed collecting hummingbird memorabilia. She enjoyed authors Louis L’Amour, Cindy Gerard and Zane Grey. She had an ardent interest in genealogy, antiques and collecting spoons. She loved visiting her classmates and friends at senior dining. She was a very loving mother, wife, sister and friend.