John Everson

Former Glenvil resident, John Edward Willaim. Everson, 92, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Haven Home in Kenesaw, Nebraska.

Services will be Wednesday, January 4, 2012; 10:30 A.M. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Glenvil with Pastor Jeff Glawe officiating. Burial with military rites will be in Glenvil Cemetery, Glenvil, Nebraska. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at the church. Memorials may be given to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Glenvil.

John Edward William Everson was born May 5, 1919 in Griggs County, North Dakota near Walum at the family home to Edwin W. & Sylvia (Brunberg) Everson. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy. John married Evelyn I. Ockinga on March 8, 1947 in Clay Center, NE; she preceded him in death on October 2, 2006. He worked as a finish carpenter for several companies. John was the Mayor of Glenvil for a number of years, was on the School Board, and was very active in the Glenvil area where he volunteered much of his time. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil, Chorus of the Plains, and a lifetime member of the American Legion in Glenvil.

John was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn I. Everson; sisters, Thelma Rondestvedt & Virginia Rondestvedt; and brothers, Robert Everson & Ralph Everson.

Survivors include:
Children & Spouses: Linda & Richard Seedner - Lee, NH
Lois & Gary Rhodes - Colorado Springs, CO
David Everson - Gassoway, WV
Janice & Ron Ekstrum - Colorado Springs, CO
Grandchildren & Spouses: Timothy Neihart
Jonathan & Jennifer Neihart
Nicole & Dean Ortega
Erik & Lori Rhodes
Brittany & Jason Armstrong
James Everson
Michael & Sharon Radabaugh
Mitchell McCumbers
Jeffery Ekstrum
Several Great-Grandchildren
Siblings & Spouses: Marion Johnson - Hannaford, ND
Wallace & DeLila Everson - Jamestown, ND
Lawrence & Anna Everson - Max, ND
Leonard & Marilyn Everson - Clay Center, NE
Carol & John Thompson - Longmont, CO
Edna Gunn - Austin, TX
Norma Olson - Cooperstown, ND
Irene & Sid Grande - Welton, AZ
James & Jeanne Everson - Hannaford, ND
Sisters-in-Law: Dorothy Everson - Hannaford, ND
Paulette Everson - Valley City, ND
Numerous Nieces & Nephews