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 Evelyn Haugland 1919 - 2010 Evelyn was born January 12, 1919 in Arcola, Saskatchewan. She was the second daughter of four girls born to Warren and May Foust. The family moved to Hythe in 1929 and to the homestead at Demmitt the following year after her father had built a house for them to live in. Evelyn attended the school at Rae Lake until grade eight. To further her education, she would have had to go to Hythe and board at someone’s place. As this was during the depression, that was out of the question. Evelyn was terrified of thunderstorms all her life. Her sister Madelon recalls that during one storm, Evelyn got out of bed and crawled under the bed. As there were three sisters sleeping in the same bed, Madelon thought that was okay as there was more room then. When she was fourteen years old, two farming couples drove into the yard one day looking for help for their wives. Her Mom and Dad weren’t home, so her older sister Blanche and her left a note that they went to work. Evelyn went to work at a farm in the Valhalla area doing whatever was required on a farm at that time including cooking for threshing crews. She was paid $5.00 per month on top of board and room. She told the story that there were so many bed bugs in her bed, that she moved out to a grainery to sleep. She married Nils Haugland in August of 1941. While living in Demmitt, they had a son and a daughter. They left Demmitt and moved to Tupper in the late 1940s and owned the store there for a number of years. Evelyn looked after the store and post office while Nils worked on the railroad. They moved to Dawson Creek in 1957 and separated in 1961. She met Carmen Hanna and lived in Dawson Creek. During the years in Dawson Creek, Evelyn worked at various jobs. They also lived on a farm outside of Dawson Creek where she made her own butter and sold it along with cream and eggs to the neighbours. Her granddaughters, Juanita and Roxanne loved to spend time in the summer on the farm. Evelyn and Carmen moved to Hythe in the summer of 1989. Evelyn loved to play bingo. There was always a large garden to be dealt with. Every year, Shirley would come to help with the garden. They would start early in the morning and supper had to be at 5 o’clock sharp so they had time to do the dishes before rushing off to Beaverlodge to play bingo. Evelyn was a fantastic cook and enjoyed having company for meals. When you had a meal at her house, after you had eaten twice as much as you wanted to, she would insist that you eat more. Then came dessert. At the age of 85, Evelyn decided that she was tired of cooking and cleaning, so she moved into the Pioneer Home in 2004 and lived there until May 2009 when she moved across the street to the Hythe Continuing Care Centre. The family would like to thank all of the staff at the Hythe Continuing Care Centre for the wonderful care they provided to Evelyn during her time there. A funeral service was held on Monday, June 28, 2010 at the Hythe Legion Hall, Hythe, Albeta. Interment followed in the Hythe Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Evelyn may be made by donation to the ‘Hythe Nursing Home Foundation’ P.O. Box 100, Hythe, Alberta T0H 2C0 |
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