Mary Evelyn Wetrich

Wellman-Mary Evelyn Wetrich was born March 13, 1921, in Marshalltown, Iowa the daughter of Orval and Ora (Beardsley) Carter. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Marshalltown, and attended 3 years at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing for R.N. On January 8, 1943, she was united in marriage to Ward Arthur Wetrich in New Orleans, LA. Since Ward was in the service they lived in a number of states until moving to their home in rural Wellman in 1944. Evelyn worked as an R.N. at Mercy Hospital, the Urology Department at the University of Iowa Hospital was a private nurse for local residents of Wellman and was a Librarian at the Wellman-Scofield Public Library. She was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society. She became a resident of Maplewood Manor in Keota in November of 2010. Evelyn enjoyed reading books, cooking for her family, dancing, knitting, crocheting, and quilting. Evelyn passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Maplewood Manor in Keota at the age of 93.

She is survived by a son: Robert Wetrich; a daughter: Susan (Russell) Hill all of Wellman, Iowa. 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren and a brother: Eugene Carter of Baltimore, Maryland. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Ward, two sisters: Ruth Price and Juanita Maxfield and a brother: Thomas Carter.
Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wellman. Fr. David Brownfield Phd. will officate. Burial will be held in the Wellman Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 23, 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Powell Funeral Home in Wellman, with a prayer service at 4:00 p.m. A memorial fund has been established for St. Joseph's Catholic Church and the Wellman-Scofield Public Library. Messages maybe sent to the family at www.powellfuneralhomes.com