John Evans
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John Evans
LAKE BENTON, MINNESOTA — Services for John Evans, 65, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, and formerly of Conde have been held.
John passed away March 11, 2015, at Pipestone Hospice House in Pipestone, Minnesota.
John Michael was born on Dec. 30, 1949, in Sioux Falls. He was raised in Conde with his parents, Layle and Marlyce (Mathieu) Evans. He attended school in Brentford and graduated in 1968 from Northwestern High School in Northville. John was united in marriage with Julie Kolb on July 12, 1968, in Ferney and they were blessed with two daughters, Kim and Teresa. On Sept. 25, 1976, he married Scarlet Switzenberg and they had a son, Cody. The family made their home in Conde and John worked in sales for Harry Implement for 27 years. Scarlet passed away in 2006. He married Peggy Gorter in Luverne, Minnesota, on Nov. 11, 2011, and together they made their home at Lake Benton. After retiring in July of 2014, John enjoyed riding his golf cart at the lake and was affectionately named “official tour guide.”
John was a member of the United Methodist Church in Conde. He was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. John was also active in softball and had served as President and Commissioner of the SDASA. He was inducted into the Softball Hall of Fame in 1999.
Celebrating his life is his wife, Peggy of Lake Benton; his parents, Layle and Delores Evans of Mellette; his children, Kim (Gary) Langerock of Watertown, Teresa (Don) Rowland of Watertown, Cody Evans of Conde, Andrea Gorter of Sioux Falls and Keith (Anna) Gorter of Sioux Falls; five grandchildren: Jessica (Sheldon) Foster, Tyler Rowland, Jackson, McKenzie and Jacob Gorter; his siblings Rod (Vicki) Evans of Aberdeen, Larry (Karen) Evans of Frankfort, Fran Hoeft of Aberdeen, Dianne (Jeff) Lee of Aberdeen and a half-sister, Anne Sohikian of California.
Preceding him in death was his mother, Marlyce; his wife, Scarlet and sister Pat Schmidt.
