Evelyn L. Birrell, 84, of
Belleville
died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at
Belleville
Care
Center
. She was born February 13, 1927 to Chris and Alpha (Birt) VerMaas in
Roca
,
Nebraska
. She attended
Business
College
in
Lincoln
,
Nebraska
. She married Melvin R. Birrell on August 2, 1948 and moved to Republic,
Kansas
. From there they moved to
Colorado
where she worked as a high school secretary for many years. They later moved to
Warrenton
,
Missouri
where she worked as a sales representative for Montgomery Ward catalog. They lived in Warrenton until retirement and after some traveling moved to
Belleville
,
KS
. Evelyn is survived by her husband of 62 years, Melvin, and her 3 children, Christine and her husband Olin Boone of Lincoln, Craig Birrell and wife, Eileen of Washington and Scott Birrell of
Belleville
. She has 5 grandchildren: Brian, Abigail, Megan, Ewan and Amanda and 4 great grandchildren: Lila, Ethan, Rowan and Malcolm all of
Lincoln
,
NE.
She is also survived by 2 brothers Virgil and John D. VerMaas of Lincoln as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents Chris and Alpha VerMaas, 2 sisters Viva Craig and Letha Clement and a niece, Mary Kay Clement. Celebration of Life Services will be held on March 26, 2011 at 10:00 at United Presbyterian Church, Belleville, Kansas with
Pastor Denise Group
officiating. Family inurnment was held at a later time. Memorials to the Parkinson's Foundation or Shriner's
Children
Hospital
. Arrangements by Tibbetts-Fischer Funeral Home.
Belleville
,
Kansas
.
