Bridges, Evelyn Lorraine Warkentin (1931-2003)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Oct 20 p. 16

Birth date: 1931 Dec 7

text of obituary:

EVELYN BRIDGES

Evelyn Lorraine Bridges, 71, of Gardnerville, Nev., died Oct. 10, 2003, at Carson City. She was born Dec. 7, 1931, to Bernhard and Tina (Wiebe) Warkentin in Borden, Sask.

She married Robert Bridges in 1951. He preceded her in death in 2000.

She worked for General Telephone Electric in Southern California for more than 20 years, retiring in December 1988.

She was a member of Downey Immanuel Mennonite Church in Southern California.

She was family oriented and enjoyed genealogy, studying her families' roots. She like traveling.

Survivors include a daughter, Susan Weiss of Gardnerville; two sons, Robert Bridges of Gardnerville and Donald Bridges of Lake Elsonore, Calif.; four sisters, Clarice Johns of Nevada, Lucille Langeman of Washington, Roslyn Lambert and Marjorie Isaac, both of California; six brothers, Alvin, Willy, Ron and Stanley Warkentin, all of California, Larry Warkentin of Nevada and Dale Warkentin of Canada; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; and a brother. Burial was in Northern Nevada Veteran's Cemetery in Fernley, Nev.