PHYLLIS MARJORIE EVANS

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PHYLLIS MARJORIE EVANS (nee ATKINSON) October 2, 1926 - February 27, 2012 Phyllis was born on the family farm of Harrell and Elizabeth Atkinson near Melgund, MB. on October 2, 1926. She attended Melgund School for her Elementary schooling, then Hartney School for Junior and Senior High. She then taught school at Grand Bend, MB for half a year, before moving to Winnipeg to attend Success Business College, obtaining her Diploma in Business. She returned to Hartney, to work for the Bank of Montreal. Then in 1952 she moved to Winnipeg and continued working for the Bank of Montreal. She started attending Arthur Murray's Dance studio and there met her future husband, Len Evans, a dance instructor. Phyllis then left the Bank and also began teaching at Arthur Murray's. The two made exceptional dance partners. In 1954 they welcomed their first and only child, Robbie into the family. Phyllis returned to work for the Bank of Montreal in 1955, where she remained until retiring in 1983. Phyllis loved to travel, going to California, Denver (where her older brother Ken lived), Phoenix, the Maritimes, and the West Coast several times, as well as trips to Florida, Yukon, Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, Washington, New York, and Las Vegas. In 1990 she started wintering in Phoenix, along with her sister, two brothers, and their spouses, until 2001. In 2006 she returned to Hartney to live in Cameron Lodge and later the Hartney Community Health Centre. She is survived by her son Robert, daughter-in-law Joyce, grandsons Daniel and Joshua, sister Anita, and many nephews, nieces, and cousins, who will miss her dearly. Her family are very grateful to the many Home Care and Health Centre staff who supported and cared for her over the years, and to Dr. Stone who oversaw her care.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 10, 2012