Evelyn Marie Kriz, born March 7, 1925, passed to eternal life on April 4, 2022.
She was born on a farm in Seward County to Louis and Marie Kriz. She graduated from Seward High School in May 1942. For three years, she worked at a flour mill in Lincoln during World War II and rationing created a difficult life for a young adult. She knew the bus schedule and was able to satisfy an early and life-long desire for travel and adventure. She and a friend took a bus trip from Lincoln to Apache Jct., Arizona, and back. When her mother passed away in August 1945, she returned to the farm to care for her dad, brother, Don, returning from the Pacific and youngest brother, Ken, until he finished high school.
She then moved to Omaha to work for Western Electric – a manufacturing division of AT&T. She put the curl in your phone cord to wiring the main frames for large switching stations. She took advantage of all days off and vacations to travel. She traveled to all 93 counties in Nebraska to take pictures of their courthouses and then to more than 30 states to take pictures of the state capitols. She retired in March 1987 after 33 years of working the 3 to 11 p.m. shift. She then moved to Glenwood Springs, Colorado, until her passing. She traveled three times to Canada, Fiji and Argentina. She attended NASCAR races in Daytona, Talladega and traveled to all National Parks west of the Mississippi and some in the southeast, from the tulips in Holland, Michigan, to the cherry blossoms in Washington.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Don. She is survived by her brother, Ken, and sister-in-law, Karma, of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Cremation has taken place. Condolences may be left for the family online at www.farnumholtfuneralhome.com.
