Lula V. Evans

Lula Vogel Evans, 95, Topeka, died February 6, 2010 at McCrite Retirement Community. She was born July 6, 1914 at Stuttgart, Kansas, the daughter of John and Margaret (Veeh) Vogel. She graduated from Phillipsburg High School, and then traveled to Topeka to attend nurses training.

Mrs. Evans was a graduate of the Jane C. Stormont School of Nursing in the class of 1935. Following graduation she worked five years with the Topeka Public Health Nursing Association and nineteen years as a school nurse for Topeka Public Schools. She retired in 1979.

She married John G. Evans on March 3, 1940 in Topeka. He died July 25, 1985. A son, Richard, also preceded her in death in 2009. Survivors include a daughter Carol (Lynis) Dohm, Greenville, NC; daughter-in-law Cindy Evans, Topeka; son Randall (Terri) Evans, Owasso, OK; two sisters Leona Tannahill, Lee's Summit, MO and Margaret Martin, Fullerton, CA; one brother, Edwin Vogel, Topeka; seven grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. Four brothers, Richard, Howard, John and Edgar, and a sister, Edna, also preceded her in death.

Mrs. Evans was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 11 at Trinity Lutheran. Lula will lie in state at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday with visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Memorial contributions can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 731 SW Buchanan, Topeka, KS 66605 or Stormont Vail Hospital Foundation, Nursing Scholarship, 1500 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66604-1353 or to the charity of the donor's choice.