Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Evans, Ardeth L. September 16, 2006
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The Dalles Chronicle, September 21, 2006
     Ardeth L. Evans, 86, long time resident of The Dalles and Mosier, died 
Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 at the Oregon Veterans Home.

     She was born Oct. 25, 1919 in Ethan, S.D., the oldest of five children to 
Henry D. and Lydia Rumbolz. 

     She was raised on a farm near Ethan and in the 1940s moved to The Dalles 
where she worked as a receptionist for Dr. John Gilhousen. 

     She married Forrest D. Evans, Sept. 11, 1953 and for 25 years farmed, by 
his side, a small orchard in Mosier Valley until his death in 1978. 

     She is best known for the many years she, with her family, operated Evans 
Fruit Stand next to the Hi-Way House restaurant in The Dalles.

     She was an active member of The Dalles Seventh-Day Adventist Church. She 
found joy in her faith, her family, and the many friendships she formed in her 
years at the fruit stand.

     She is survived by her son, Forrest Jr. and wife Raegan, Mosier; her 
daughter, Lydia Gardner and husband Jon, Hood River; her grandsons, Samuel 
Evans and wife Amanda, Mosier; and Casey Evans, Keystone, Colo.; her great-
grandchildren, Lydia and Drew Evans, Mosier; her brother, Richard Rumbolz, 
Salem; her sisters, Dorothy Gray, The Dalles; and Ruth Huffman, Sweet Home; 
and numerous nieces and nephews.

     She was preceded in death by her husband Forrest, her parents and a 
sister, Wanda Heinz.

     At her request a private burial will be held at Mosier Cemetery.
Donations in her memory can be made to The Dalles Adventist Community Service 
Center, 1100 Pentland St., The Dalles, OR 97058 or Home at Last Animal 
Friends, PO Box 390, The Dalles, OR 97058.


Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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