Funeral services for Eyvonne Thielke, of Hancock, will be on Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hancock. Pastor Mark Kahrs will be officiating. A visitation will be on Monday, from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church on Tuesday. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Hancock.
Eyvonne passed away early Friday, January 21, 2022, in the care of Julia’s Place in Hancock, she was 86 years old.
Eyvonne Razink was born on January 6. 1936, to Edward and Ann (Schultz) Razink on their family farm. On March 2, 1954, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Hancock, MN, she married her sweetheart LaVaughn Thielke and the new couple settled down in Hancock to start their family. They were blessed with four boys, Harlow, Rick, Todd, and Jon. Eyvonne was a gifted and talented seamstress. She could sew just about anything with a mean cross stitch. Not only did she sew for her family, but just about everyone in town. She was employed at the Hancock High School where she cooked for the many children and teachers for 31 years. LaVaughn passed away late August of 2007, the two were joyfully married for 53 years.
Eyvonne loved spending time with her family. Holidays were always special to her, making sure everyone in the family knew her love with a gallon pail of her homemade caramel corn. Her collection of angels was like no other. She was a strong and confident wife, mother, and grandmother. She led a great example to all her family with her faith and love in the Lord.
She is survived by her three sons, Harlow and his wife Cathy of Chaska, MN, Rick and his wife Cindy of Hancock, Todd of Breckenridge, and one daughter-in-law, Karen of Hancock; three brothers; two sisters; 8 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Eyvonne is preceded by her husband, LaVaughn Thielke; her son, Jon Thielke; her parents Edward and Ann Razink; one brother; one sister; three brothers-in-law; two sisters-in-law; and one great-grandchild.
Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in care of arrangements for Eyvonne.
