Evelyn Lenig

Evelyn Lenig Maslonka (Deceased)

Evelyn Lenig Maslonka

1941 ~ 2012

EVELYN MAE MASLONKA, 70 years, of Lyons, Nebraska, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Tekamah, Nebraska.

Evelyn was born May 28, 1941, in Oakland, Nebraska, to Kermit and Maisie (Teeters) Lenig.

She attended Decatur Public Schools graduating from Decatur High School in 1959. She then moved to Washington, D.C. and worked for the United States Navy. She moved to Denver, Colorado, to work for the Internal Revenue Service and then returned to Omaha, Nebraska, and worked for The Fort until 1972.

On July 22, 1962, Evelyn and Edward Maslonka were married at the United Methodist Church in Decatur, Nebraska. Two children, Lisa and Adam, were born to this union. In 1972, they moved to their farm northeast of Lyons.

In the late 1970’s , Evelyn started working for the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) in Lyons until the office was moved to Tekamah, then named Natural Resource Department (NRD). Evelyn retired in September 2011.
Evelyn enjoyed her granddaughter, sports, Blue Devils , casinos, tomatoes and most important, John Wayne.

She was preceded in death by her parents and infant brother.

Survivors include her husband, Ed of Lyons; children, Lisa and Adam of Lyons; granddaughter, Jessie Taylor Mutum of Lyons; nieces, nephews, many cousins and special sidekick, Sharon Slaughter.

MEMORIAL SERVICE: Monday, February 27, 2012, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Decatur.

MEMORIAL VISITATION: Sunday, 6 - 8 p.m. with the family receiving friends at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah.

BURIAL AT A LATER DATE: Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur, Nebraska

MEMORIALS: To the family

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Information taken from the May 2009 Alumni Booklet

Spouse: Edward Maslonka

Children: Daughter, Lisa Karen Maslonka and Son, Adam Thomas Maslonka

Grandchildren: One granddaughter, Jessie Taylor, 10.

I graduated in May of 1959. Went to Business School in Omaha for 3 months. I took a government civil service test and ended up in Washington D.C. working for the Navy. Later I moved to Denver, CO and worked for the Internal Revenue Service. Moved back home in 1962 and married Ed Maslonka in July of 1962. We lived in Omaha, NE. Ed painted cars for H. P. Smith and I went back to work for the Navy at Fort Omaha. In 1967 we bought an acreage in Fort Calhoun and in October we had our first child, Lisa Karen. Ed and I both continued working in Omaha. We got our first horse in Fort Calhoun. In March of 1970 we had a boy who was named Adam Thomas. In 1972 we bought a farm in Burt County between Decatur and Lyons. Ed went to work for the State of Nebraska Department of Roads, and I stayed home with the kids until 1977. We have farmed and raised cattle since then. I went back to work for the Soil Conservation Service in May of 1977. I still work for them only now it is called the Natural Resources Conservation Service. This May I will have worked for them 32 years. While the kids were growing up and home we had different horses and spent most summers going to horse shows. Lisa graduated in the first Lyons/Decatur Northeast Class in 1985, Adam graduated in 1988. We have one granddaughter, Jessie Taylor who is 10 years old.