Evelyn “Evie” Flanagan, age 85, of Cambridge passed away February 5, 2018 at Mount Olivet Homes in Minneapolis. A memorial visitation will be held from 3:00 – 5:00 P.M., with a brief service and sharing time starting at 5:00 P.M., Saturday, February 10th at Strike Life Tributes in Cambridge. Interment will be in Christ the King Catholic Cemetery in the spring. Memorials are preferred to Lil Farm Childrens Home in Cambridge.
Evelyn “Evie” Flanagan was born November 14, 1932 in Barbeau, Michigan to Michael and Demerese (Cody) Weger. Evie was working as a waitress and met Dick Flanagan when he was serving in the US Army. They were married June 30, 1951 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sioux St. Marie, Michigan. They made their home in St. Paul until 1956 when they moved to Roseville. In 1978 they purchased Isanti Estates and in 1987 they moved to Cambridge.
Evie loved volunteering. She often gave of her time to Family Pathways, the Blood Bank, Lil Farm Children’s Farm and GracePointe Crossing Gables East. She also volunteered serving funeral lunches at Christ the King Catholic Church for many years.
Evie passed away February 5, 2018 at Mount Olivet Home in Minneapolis at the age of 85 years, 2 month 22 days. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick, son Chuck, 4 brothers and 6 sisters. Evie is survived by two sons, Pat and Ken; daughter, Maureen; daughter-in-law, Terri; 2 brothers, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Evie was a dear friend of mine, She was so kind and sweet to me she met my grandaughter Marissa and fell in love with her .. Marissa would call her grandma and she loved it .. we would go to see her and Dick and after he passed and she moved we would visit her at her new apartment .. she loved to see my grandkids and visit I will miss her and loved the time we did have.. Rest in peace grandma Evie.
I will miss my grandma. She was a great person. Hope Grandpa was there to welcome her into heaven. I will always remember the time I had with her. And ALWAYS love her. Hope she gets the color green and her napkins in heaven.
Grandma was an amazing lady with unending love. She enjoyed both her family and friends. She always enjoyed company or a call. But remember she will also be worried about that bad weather too. My favorite memories of grandma include spending time both random visits and holidays with grandma. Our conversations could venture from how me or the rest of the family was doing (we always went down the list of course 🙂) to the many stories like how she met grandpa as a waitress in Michigan, or how she got the recipe for her chocolate chip cookies from her sister’s friend, or how Charlie carried his stuffed chicken toy through the store. While she had many stories to tell and time to share I am saddened that now I must wait until I see her again. I can only hope that with all the new experiences and beginnings of new stories as she joins grandpa that she finds the time to watch over us with love and figure out what story she wants to tell us next when we meet again. I love you so much grandma and I miss you dearly.
I’ll never forget the good times we had with Dick and Evie. We were always laughing. I will never forget when they bought an old milk truck and we’d tool around isanti in the back, oh the good ole days.
Evie was considered Grandma Evie in our household after her husband Dick passed away 10 years ago. She was the Grandma figure in my life, cuz I did not have any. Evie loved children everywhere. She had to know who they were and where they were from and how old. No matter where we took her she ran into someone she knew. If she didn’t know them she would ask. She loved to play with our children and join us to any occasion she could. We loved to see her light up from the actions of the kids and the smiles she brought to them. Grandma Evie loved to Volunteer and that was one thing that I learned from her and admired. I started volunteering my time anywhere I could because I saw the great reward it gave her, I wanted to do that for others. For years she would volunteer to watch our children so we could volunteer to help at youth group on Wednesday nights, always reporting that the children were Perfect like always, and don’t tell her they misbehave. From the start of our twins Logan and Lucas being 1year old right up to a week before Christmas this last December, Evie sat on the floor and played games with our children and family. This year it was the dice game. We had a special love for her and her for us. She would tell people we keep her busy and going and we sure did. She loved getting out of her apartment, and I could always use a helper with the 3 little ones and some laughter. She showed me how to stop and enjoy what the children were doing and admire their actions and their artwork. To pause and visit. To pause and just listen and love. We loved her so much that some weeks for many years she was with us 3-4 days a week. We will miss her love, laughs, kindness and all of her stories she shared. To the woman we informally adopted called Grandma Evie we love you so much and we are extremely GRATEFUL for the years and the time we had with you! You came into our lives at a perfect time when Eric and I had no grandparents of our own to share our little ones with. Thank you for sharing your life and love with us all!! Although we will shed tears of sadness missing you throughout the weeks, months and years to come, We are so excited that you are reunited with your loving husband and your son once again. We will miss your smile and the love you had for our family!! Hugs and Kisses in Heaven!!
Grandma Evie was loving, and nice and loved to go out to eat with us. She was fun to have around and we will always miss her. -Logan Ostlund age 11
Grandma Evie and I loved to tease each other and I was her little stinker. She loved watching us play baseball. She loved to talk to people especially when we had garage sales at our house. She loved to fold the clothes and have everything neat. We all loved her and will always think of her kindness and miss her a lot. -Lucas Ostlund age 11
Grandma Evie cared about us and loved us a lot. She liked to watch me at dance and watch me play at our house. She liked to play with me. I love her. I will miss her. -Kallie Jo age 7
Sending thoughts and prayers to the family of Dick and Evie. I got to know Evie when when she came into the hardware store while Dick was working there and they were such a wonderful couple.
I meet Evie while donating blood, she was always very kind and chatty, she had a good heart and I know she is happy to be reunited with her hubby in heaven. My prayers go out to her family during this difficult time. Beth O+