Evelyn L. Fiegenbaum (Lebanon)'s Obituary
Evelyn Lydia Maude Fiegenbaum, daughter of Claude Alvin and Della Elizabeth Leimkuehler Croka, was born May 15, 1950, in Marshall, Missouri. She departed this life Wednesday, December 14, 2016, in her home, near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of sixty-six years, six months, and twenty-nine days.
On June 29, 1969, in Slater, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Richard Fredrick Fiegenbaum, Jr., and to this union three sons were born.
Her parents preceded her in death.
Evelyn is survived by her husband of forty-seven years, Richard, of the home; three sons, Bruce Fiegenbaum, and his wife, Deanna, of Lebanon, Missouri, Brent Fiegenbaum, and his wife, Tonia, of Plato, Missouri, and Brian Fiegenbaum, and his wife, Jennah, of Lebanon, Missouri; five grandchildren, Deanna, Lucas, Isabella, Triska, and Alivia; two brothers, Delmar Croka, of Slater, Missouri, and Alvin Croka, of Marshall, Missouri; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
She was raised in Slater and Miami, Missouri areas, and graduated from Slater High School. She then attended Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg. After she and Richard were married, they made their home in various locations while Richard was serving in the military. Throughout these years, Evelyn was a devoted homemaker to her husband and a loving mother to her sons. They made their home in Fort Riley, Kansas, Fort Hood, Texas, in Germany, and in Fort Campbell, Kentucky through the years. After Richard retired from the military, the family moved to the Plato, Missouri area in 1993, and then into Lebanon in 2011. Evelyn had also earned her cosmetology license and was a certified emergency medical technician. She had worked as a MCSS vendor at several military bases and especially at Fort Leonard Wood, where she had also worked in the Post Exchange.
Evelyn was an active member of Sleeper United Methodist Church, where she was involved in the women’s organizations and had served as the mission department chairperson. She had even gone on a church mission trip.
She enjoyed gardening and doing volunteer work. She was always willing to help others and was strong in her convictions. Her family was very important to her and she especially enjoyed her grandchildren.
Evelyn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them during her sixty-six years.
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