Evelyn Lorraine Bracken, 91, of Austin, Minnesota, passed peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, with her family by her side.

She was born March 30, 1926, in Austin.  She married Jim Bracken on July 9, 1949. Evelyn was a 1944 graduate of Austin High School. After high school, Evelyn went to Washington D.C. to work for the Navy Division during World War II. She then traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, and worked for the Mendle Printing Company, where she typed individual solicitation letters.  This was before copy machines and computers, of course. Returning to Austin, she started working for P9, taking dictation and later, the Hormel Company in the Dairy Pack. The family enjoyed their time together and had a lot of laughs at their Cedar Lake cottage near Faribault, Minnesota.

As a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Evelyn served on the church council and was an active member of the Ladies Aid. She also served as zone president of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) for many years.  She enjoyed her Thursday Lunch Bunch get-togethers.

Evelyn is survived by her four children, Parker (Maxine) Bracken, Austin, Pat (Jane) Bracken, Deerfield Beach, Florida, Bob (Larkie) Bracken, Austin, and Mary Jo (Drew) Witteborg, Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. She was blessed with seven grandchildren, Lisa Elliott, David (Sherry) Bracken, James (Arial) Bracken, Katie (Braden) Miller, Billy Bracken, Marty Witteborg and Carl Witteborg; a stepgrandson, Justin Halverson; and six great-grandchildren, Jasmine, Julia, Parker, Rose, Harrison and Simon.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, and her parents Art and Mary Meyer.

Funeral services will be held at
11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at St. John’s Lutheran Church with the Rev. James Groleau officiating. The family will greet friends one hour before the service at the church and also at a luncheon following the service at the church on Saturday. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

The family would like to thank the staff at Our House Memory Care and Primrose Retirement Community.

Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be left online at www.mayerfh.com