Evone Austin Swertfeger Obituary (1919 - 2005)

Evone Austin Swertfeger OGDEN - The angels came to take Evone home Wednesday, June 1st, 2005. Mrs. Evone Austin Swertfeger, 86, of Manor Care, died Wednesday, June 1st of heart failure. Evone was born May 9, 1919 in Garland, Utah, a daughter of Rulon Austin and Lucy Fryer. She married Fred A Swertfeger on May 2, 1941 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They were later divorced. She attended Ogden City Schools. As a young girl Evone sold tickets at the Egyptian Theater. Later she traveled with her girlfriend across the country selling portraits. As an adult, she worked as a grocery checker, as a typist at the Defense Depot Ogden, Sears, and American Canning Co. Evone attended First Christian Church of Ogden. Her sweet spirit and positive attitude left a lasting impression on everyone she came in contact with. Guests often mentioned how they would visit her in hope of cheering her up, but they always left with their own spirits lifted. Evone was a born again Christian, a humble woman who served God her whole life. She had a strong Christian faith and belief in Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. Now she is in heaven visiting all of her Christian friends and her favorite disciples of the bible that she talked so much about - John and Paul. She is resting peacefully and without pain in the open arms of Jesus. Surviving are one son, Michael (Dianna) Swertfeger, Ogden, Utah; four grandchildren, Scot, Stacy, Brady and Jamie; and nine great-grandchildren. Also surviving is one sister and two brothers, Mrs. Laurence Ogas (Barbara), Sonoma, CA; Ross E. Fryer, Fort Collins, CO; and Stanley Fryer, Roy, UT. VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 June 3, 2005 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceFirst Christian Church 23rd and Madison Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 June 4, 2005 11:00 AM CemeteryMyers Evergreen Memorial Park 100 Monroe Blvd. Ogden, UT 84404 June 4, 2005