Obituary - Cecile Evanson

Cecile Evanson, 85, passed away of natural causes on Friday, July 3, 2015, at Heritage Place in Kalispell.

Wake services began at 4 p.m. Monday, July 6, with a 7 p.m. rosary service on Monday. Her funeral Mass was 10 a.m. today, Tuesday, July 7, 2015, all at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy, with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Her burial will be held in Havre at Highland Cemetery immediately following the Mass.

Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. You may visit Cecile's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Cecile was born April 10, 1930, in Heart Butte south of Browning to Charles and Annie (McGillis) Flamand. Her family soon moved to Babb where she began attending school. They relocated to Rocky Boy in 1937, where Cecile attended the old Sangrey School through sixth grade, and Rocky Boy School through eighth grade.

She married Eddie LeDeau in 1945, and the couple later divorced. She married Howard Evanson in 1960, and the couple made their home in Havre. Howard, her true love, passed in November 2013, but Cecile remained in Havre until September 2014, when she moved to Kalispell to be near her family. She felt at home there and made many friends.

Cecile loved the outdoors. She enjoyed campouts, especially fishing. She and Howard spent much of their life together camping, fishing and hunting. Cecile also enjoyed playing Bingo. She was very lucky and won most of the time. She was a kind, generous person who was thoughtful of others. She also adored animals and would always feed the strays in the neighborhood.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Annie Flamand; her beloved husband, Howard; two young sisters, and one young brother.

Cecile is survived by her sister, Marie Boushie of Kalispell, Montana; her nieces, Mary Komeotis of Rocky Boy and Rhonda (Shane) Phipps of Whitefish; and numerous beloved nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family and friends.

God has taken her home. She has no more pain and worries. We will all miss her smiling face, her hugs, and her joyful ways.