Funeral service for Evelyn Schlichting, 91, of Bucyrus, ND will be Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. at the Centennial Chapel of Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Mary Peterson will officiate and following a time of fellowship and refreshments, burial will follow at the Bucyrus Cemetery south of Bucyrus, ND. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral on Thursday at the Centennial Chapel.

Evelyn Violet Olson was born on February 26, 1926 in a tar-paper shack, four miles south of Bucyrus, ND to John and Carrie (Hanson) Olson. Her mother passed away in Minneapolis, MN 3 months later. She grew up with four brothers and two sisters, Oscar, Arthur, Harry, Lawrence, Ethel and Florence.


She was confirmed in the Hettinger Lutheran Church in May of 1940 and graduated from Bucyrus High School in 1944. Evelyn did housework for several families in the area. She met Lloyd Schlichting at square dance classes, learning to dance. On October 10, 1953, they were united in marriage and they began their life together farming. They lived on the Strehlow farm five miles northwest of Bucyrus for eight years. In 1964, they purchased the Harris Bohnhoff farm 13 miles northwest of Bucyrus, raising corn, wheat, oats, barley and milked cows. They also raised cows and chickens and sold eggs to many customers.


In 1991 Evelyn and Lloyd moved into Hettinger, ND. Failing health moved Lloyd into the Western Horizon's Care Center in 2006. Lloyd passed away on January 15, 2009. Evelyn continued to live at her apartment for a few years until moving into the Care Center herself where she enjoyed many activities there. She enjoyed quilting and crocheting all of her life.


Evelyn passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND on Sunday, June 18, 2017.


She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews, neighbors and friends. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents John and Carrie Olson, her siblings, Oscar, Arthur, Harry and Lawrence Olson, Ethel Halvorson and Florence Beckman.