Evelyn Eastvold Stueland, 98, formerly of rural Calamus and Grand Mound, Iowa, died Dec. 27, 2014, at Wheatland Manor, Wheatland, Iowa.

She was born Evelyn Grace Eastvold on Nov. 28, 1916, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Joseph and Verna Grace Eastvold. Her early years were spent in Moose Jaw, until her father became a Lutheran pastor and they lived in North Dakota and Minnesota. She graduated from St. Olaf College in 1939. Evie then moved to Calamus, Iowa, to take a high school teaching position, where she met Victor Stueland. They were married on Dec. 27, 1940, in Colorado Springs, Colo., with her father officiating.

Evie and Vic were lifelong residents of Clinton County, Iowa, where they farmed north of Grand Mound and raised their two children, Linda Lee and John Brent. Evie taught Sunday School, led Bible studies, and served as a 4-H leader. She was a founding member of Faith Lutheran Church in Calamus. Evie was very involved with American Lutheran Church Women, serving on statewide and national committees and traveling to Japan and Europe. Vic and Evie started an evergreen tree farm and enjoyed many fishing trips to Minnesota and Canada. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Hawaii, and also traveled to the Holy Land. Evie also assisted Vic when he served five terms as an Iowa State Legislator. For many years, they wintered in Orange Harbor, Fla.

For the past 20 years, Evie has been virtually blind from macular degeneration. The day she died would have been her 74th wedding anniversary. She is now celebrating her resurrection with fully restored sight, rejoicing with her Savior Jesus Christ, and having a grand reunion with her husband, parents, children, and siblings.

She is survived by her grandchildren, Tracy Knipper, Delhi, Tonya Stricker and husband Randy, and Steve Hansen; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; her sister, Esther Alcorn; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Geraldine and Robert Jacobi; a cousin, June Eastvold ’54; and numerous nephews and nieces.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband Vic in 2005; her son, John, USAF, in 1974; her daughter, Linda, in 1997; a great-grandson, Dylan; her brother, Stirling Eastvold ’38; sisters-in-law, Francis and Gertrude Eastvold; brother, Carl Eastvold; sister and brother-in-law, Naomi Eastvold Benson ’41 and the Rev. Clarence Benson; cousins, including Donald Eastvold ’41, and Eleanor Eastvold Holian ’43 and husband Darwin Holian ’45; and aunts and uncles, including Stella Eastvold Fjaere ’22, Susan Eastvold Hestenes ’28, Seth Eastvold ’16, Carl Eastvold, Jr. ’19, Harold Eastvold ’23, and Isaac Eastvold ’23.