Evelyn Lorraine Svaren, "Lanes"

1924 - 2010  (86 years)

• Name	Evelyn Lorraine Svaren
  Suffix	"Lanes"
  Birth	15 Oct 1924	Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Christening	11 Sep 1925	Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Confirmation	28 Jun 1936	USA   [1]
  Death	5 Nov 2010	Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  	Evelyn Lorraine Lanes died at home on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010. She was born on October 15, 1924, in Grand Forks, ND, to Erling Trondsen Svaren and Lillie Ackerson Svaren of Niagara, ND. She was baptized into the family of God on September 11, 1925, and confirmed at Elk Valley Lutheran Church on June 28, 1936. Evelyn graduated from high school in Niagara and received a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Mayville State Teachers College. During college, she spent one summer working in a WWII defense plant in Detroit, MI. She taught business education in Devils Lake and Grafton, ND. She married Donald Gordon Lanes of Grafton, ND, on May 26, 1948 in Crookston, MN. They initially lived in Grafton and moved to Grand Forks in 1957. Evelyn was a long-time employee of Minnkota Power in Grand Forks. She was an active member of Calvary Lutheran Church and Gyda Varden Lodge of Sons of Norway. Evelyn was a lifelong fisherwoman and stamp collector. She was an avid bird-watcher and an accomplished knitter. Many grandchildren and great-grandchildren are still warmed by the hats and scarves she made in her later years. Evelyn and Don had four children, Phyllis Johnson (Robert), Grand Forks; Audrey Arguijo (Pete), Pleasanton, TX; Ruth Rutten (Leo), Harvey, ND; and Richard Lanes (Tami), Grand Forks. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and a sister, husband Donald, son Richard, and son-in-law Robert Johnson. She is survived by her three daughters, sister, Doris Johnson of Grafton, fourteen grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be given to Calvary Lutheran Church or Meals on Wheels at the Grand Forks Senior Citizens Center. FUNERAL SERVICES: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1405 S. 9th St., in Grand Forks. VISITATION: 6:00-8:00 p.m. with a 7:45 p.m. prayer service Monday, November 8, 2010 at Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks, ND. INTERMENT: 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at Grafton Lutheran Cemetery in Grafton, ND. [1]
  Burial	9 Nov 2010	Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota, USA   [1]
  	Grafton Lutheran Cemetery. [1]
  Person ID	I16697	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Erling Trondsen Sværen, "Svaren",   b. 04 Aug 1885, Balestrand, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestland, Norge d. 22 Jan 1956, North Dakota, USA (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lillie Acherson, "Svaren",   b. 4 Mar 1898, Sarpy, Nebraska, USA d. 10 Dec 1982, Northwood, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Aft Mar 1906	USA   [2]
  Family ID	F1044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Donald Gordon Lanes,   b. 11 May 1921, Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota, USA d. 11 Feb 2008, Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota, USA (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	26 May 1948	Crookston, Polk, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Phyllis Lanes, "Johnson"  [Birth]   2. Audrey Lanes, "Arguijo"  [Birth]   3. Ruth Lanes, "Rutten"  [Birth]   4. Harvey Lanes  [Birth]   5. Richard Lanes   d. Bef 2010  [Birth]
  Family ID	F6570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S128] http://www.findagrave.com/ (Reliability: 2). [S706] Slektsforsker Jon Sværen (1949-) (Reliability: 1).