Evallyn F. Wolf

Evallyn F. Wolf, age 90 of Belle Fourche, died Wednesday May 11th, 2011 at the Belle Fourche Health Care Center. The funeral service will be held 3pm Tuesday May 17th, 2011 at St. James Lutheran Church in Belle Fourche, with Rev. Jeff Otterman officiating.  Visitation will be held 5 to 7 pm Monday at Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.  Interment will be held 10am Wednesday at the Hulett Cemetery, in Hulett WY. Memorials are preferred to the St. James Lutheran Church and the Greater Hulett Community Center. Evallyn Frances Charlton was born October 9, 1920 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  She was the daughter of Edwin and Nellie Ruth (Anderson) Charlton.  Evallyn grew up in Sioux Falls, and Lemmon.  In 1939 she moved to Belle Fourche with her best friend.  There she met her first husband, Lawrence Reuben “Bennie” Baumann.  They were married December 19, 1939 in Sundance WY.  To this union, three daughters were born: JoAnn, Louise , and Bonnie.  Following their marriage, they lived in Belle Fourche where Evallyn worked at the New York Ladies Apparel Store.  In 1952 they moved to Sturgis where she worked for an optometrist and a phone company.  In 1958, Bennie died tragically in a car accident, and the following year, Evallyn moved to Belle Fourche. There she worked at the First National Bank (Wells Fargo) for 25 years, retiring in 1985.  On August 6, 1961, Evallyn was united in marriage to A.T. Wolf Jr. at the St. James Lutheran Church in Belle Fourche.  A.T. died in the year, 2000.   Despite many hardships that came her way, Evallyn had a good life that was full of wonderful moments.  Evallyn loved the game of baseball, and she was a devoted fan of the Colorado Rockies.  She even kept statistics of the players at one time.  She enjoyed knitting, making dolls and afghans, writing stories and poetry, and reading.  She also enjoyed going for drives, and just recently enjoyed a month’s stay in Arizona with her daughters.  For many years she hosted an annual Fourth of July party in her yard, and she enjoyed counting how many people would arrive each year.  She loved her family and was a devoted mother and grandmother.  She will be greatly missed by them all. Evallyn is survived by her daughters, Louise Chaffee of Sturgis, Bonnie Harrison of Rapid City; 6 grandchildren, D’Anna (Ron) Catterson, Debra Ferguson, Kim (Dan) Heisinger, Kirk Chaffee, Kerry (Shaun) Skinner, Sandra (David) Norris; 14 great grandchildren; 8 great great grandchildren; brother, Duane (Velma) Christianson of MN; son-in-law, Don Barnett of Denver CO; brothers-in-law, John (Nadine) Wolf of Hulett WY, Bernard Wolf of Hulett WY; several nieces and nephews,  and other members of the Wolf family. She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; daughter, JoAnn Barnett; son-in-law, Jerry Chaffee; grandson, Gregory Harrison; brothers, Edwin Charlton Jr. and Eugene Christianson. DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1920 Sioux Falls, South Dakota DATE OF DEATH May 11, 2011 Belle Fourche, South Dakota FUNERAL SERVICE 3:00 P.M. – Tuesday – May 18th, 2011 St. James Lutheran Church Belle Fourche, South Dakota OFFICIANT Pastor Jeff Otterman SPECIAL MUSIC Organist – Faith Goehring Soloist – Debra Leverington “Be Not Afraid”, “Amazing Grace” Hymn – “Battle Hymn of the Republic” Recessional – “When the Saints Go Marching In” CASKETBEARERS Don Barnett                       Jeremy Chaffee Kirk Chaffee         Dan Heisinger       Shaun Skinner INTERMENT 10:00 A.M. – Wednesday – May 19th, 2011 Hulett Cemetery – Hulett, Wyoming