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Evelyn Lillian BOE

Female 1923 - 2006  (83 years)


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  • Name Evelyn Lillian BOE 
    Birth 2 Feb 1923  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Oct 2006  California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In the 1940 census, she was living with Andrew and Mary Boe of Ottawa, Illinois. The Boes adopted her after her mother died.

      Mrs. Olav (Evelyn) Vetrhus, 83, of Canyon Lake, Calif., formerly of Ottawa, died Monday evening, Oct. 9, at Corona Regional Medical Center in Corona, Calif.

      Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church in Ottawa with Arne Vetrhus, her son, and the Rev. Timothy Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa and one hour prior to services Monday at the church.

      Mrs. Vetrhus was born Feb. 2, 1923, in Waltham Township, to Sam and Anna (Lockrem) Anderson. She was raised by Andrew and Mary (Lockrem) Boe. She married Olav Vetrhus on Dec. 28, 1950, in Ottawa.

      She attended Shabonna Elementary School in Ottawa, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy in Fergus Falls, Minn., in 1941, and Bible school in Hillcrest.

      She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Mariann Vetrhus of Corona and Karen (Bill) Gillissie of Bradbury, Calif.; and two sons, Arne (Patty) and Steven, both of Salmon, Idaho.

      She was preceded in death by a brother at birth; one sister, Mary Dittmer; and two brothers, Art and Howard Anderson.

      Pallbearers will be John Boe, William Gillissie, Mark Hanson, Tony Ledford, Wesley Osthus and Steven Vetrhus.
    Person ID I25471  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2023 

    Father Sam ANDERSON,   b. 26 Dec 1886, Rogaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jul 1947, La Salle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Anne Jørgensdatter LOKREIM,   b. 10 Dec 1891, Vang i Valdres, Oppland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1925, La Salle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1914  Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17943  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Olav VETRHUS,   b. 28 Nov 1923, Fogn, Rogaland, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 2016, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1950  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F17944  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2022