Evelyn Eisenbarth, age 85 of Elgin, died June 22, 2019 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin.

The Memorial Service for Evelyn will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Elgin.  Pastor Ryan Wolfe will officiate with burial in the Leith Cemetery.

Evelyn Ethel Eisenbarth was born on February 8, 1934 on a farm south of Leith, ND to Nick and Ethel (Hanson) Schmitz.  Evelyn grew up in rural Leith and was the youngest of five girls.  She had many accomplishments in the Leith School including captain of her basketball team, cheerleading and Homecoming Queen.  Evelyn graduated from Dickinson State with a Teaching Degree and taught school south of New Leipzig in a one room schoolhouse.

Evelyn found a love note on the chalkboard one day signed Hank.  Henry (Dad) was building playground equipment and instantly fell in love.  Hank and Evelyn went on many dates and they were united in marriage on December 20, 1953.  They moved to a farm south of New Leipzig until 1968.  Henry purchased the "Blue Star Bar" in New Leipzig.  In 1970, they family moved to a farm east of Elgin.

Evelyn played piano, accompanying Henry in there band "The Leftovers".  She later, after the farmlife, worked at the local grocery store, was a CNA at Dakota Hill, volunteered for many venues at the Hospital Auxillary, Dakota Hill, Grant County School, Germans from Russia and many more.

Evelyn was always there for her family and extended families and cats.  She will truly hold a soft spot in many hearts.

She is survived by her 3 sons, Maurice (Carol) Eisenbarth, LaPorte, MN; Jerome (Penny) Eisenbarth, Blair, NE; Perry (Linda) Eisenbarth, Walker, MN; 1 daughter, Sonya (Greg) Roberts, Myrtle Beach, SC; 9 grandchildren, Joshua (Fawn), Jesse, Holly (Jeramie), Benjamin (Maggie), Derrick, Tyler, Jayden, Janci (Blaine), and Sean; 12 great grandchildren, Alexander, Evan, Alyia, Amira, Adam, Anett, Jaydinn, Jax, Eli, Atalaya, Aris, Gretta, and many nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great great nieces and nephews.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; her parents Nick and Ethel Schmitz; sisters and brothers-in-law, Bernice (Clarence) Pagel, Isabel (Charlie) Brenner, Vivian (Oliver) Usher, and Barbara Babel, Richard (Elsie) Eisenbarth, Irma (Bobby) Birdsall, Bill (Martha) Eisenbarth, Otto (Stella) Eisenbarth, and Edna (Harry) Gaugler.