Evelyn R. Dravland

Hastings resident Evelyn R. Dravland, 91, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2024, at The Kensington, Hastings, NE. 

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 28, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings with Pastor Joel Remmers officiating. The burial will be at St. Paul’s Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery, west of Glenvil. Visitation will be 1-7 p.m. with the family present 5-7 p.m. Friday, December 27, at the funeral home, and one hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be given to St. Paul’s Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery, west of Glenvil. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Evelyn’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page.

Evelyn was born June 22, 1933, in Hastings, NE to Dick and Lena (Kreienheder) Theesen. She graduated from Hastings High School in 1951. Evelyn married Ordean Dravland on February 10, 1957, at First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hastings; he preceded her in death on November 9, 2020. She was a homemaker and was a member of First St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. 

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ordean Dravland; and brother, Herbert Theesen. 

SURVIVORS:
Daughters & Spouse: 
    Marie J. Law – Hastings, NE
    Angela & Jason Tinder – East Helena, MT
Grandsons & Spouses: 
    Eric & Ashley Dravland-Orr – MO 
    Paul Law – Hastings, NE
    W. Mark & Kendra Law – Centennial, CO
Brother: 
    Richard Theesen – Hastings, NE
Sisters: 
    Dorothey Griess – Omaha, NE
    Lavera Hoggatt – Republican City, NE