Evelyn M. Duesterbeck, 83, of Delavan, passed away Oct. 26, 2018, at home in Delavan.
She was born in Darien on Aug. 15, 1935, to Cloyd and Ethel (Cass) Kelly. Evelyn married Duane Duesterbeck on July 3, 1954, in Darien. She worked for 30 years as a child care counselor and tacher’s aide at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Evelyn belonged to the Wilkins Kelly Post 450 Auxiliary, Delavan Service League and Meals on Wheels.
Evelyn is survived by her husband of 64 years, Duane; three children, Teresa (Jerry) Farnsworth, of Delavan, Lori (Thomas) Sullivan, of Kenosha, and Darrell (Tricia) Duesterbeck, of Sharon; six grandchildren, Jenni (Steve) Kraayeveld, of Darien, Ryan (Jamie) Cutts, of Lake Geneva, Lisa (Zach) Hansen, of Roseville, Calif., Katie Sullivan, of Kenosha, Madeline Duesterbeck, of Sharon, and Miya Duesterbeck, of Sharon; great-grandchildren Owen Cutts, Kaitlyn Kraayeveld, Ethan Kraayeveld, Brielle Hansen and Ava Sullivan; a brother, Steve Kelly, of Arizona; and her dog, Gracie.
Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Jim, Bill and Guy.
Service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 416 W. Geneva St., Delavan, with the Rev. Robert P. Rickman officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Tuesday at the church. Burial will take place at Spring Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be given to Evelyn’s favorite organizations.
Monroe Funeral Home in Delavan is assisting the family.
