Evelyn L. Krehbiel, 86, of Bluffton died at 9:20 p.m. Feb. 22, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She was born Sept. 17, 1925, in Danvers, Ill., to Harvey Ebersole and Alma Ruth Hostetler Nunemaker. On Aug. 30, 1947, she married Howard E. Krehbiel and he preceded her in death on March 30, 1999.
The daughter of a Mennonite minister, Evelyn attended school in Comins, Mich., and Tiskilwa, Ill., and graduated from high school in Donnellson, Iowa, in 1943.
While in Donnellson, she met Howard. She worked for a time at the Schaeffer Pen Company in Ft. Madison, Iowa, before attending Bluffton College and graduating in 1948.
Howard and Evelyn lived for a time in Chicago, and Zion, Ill., before moving to Niles, Mich. Later they moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and then Austin, Texas, before returning to Bluffton in 1970.
Mrs. Krehbiel was editor of the Central District Reporter, a publication of the Mennonite Church Central District, for 17 years. She also worked for many years in the Bluffton College Archives. She was a member of the Bluffton Writers' Group. She was active at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton,
Survivors include two daughters, Annette Hilty of Bluffton, Connie (Bill) Nunemaker of Shevlin, Minn., two sons, Jon (Beth) Krehbiel of Nashville, Tenn., Steve (Galen) Krehbiel of Vancouver, B.C., 15 grandchildren, three great grandchildren and sister Mary Ann (Clarence) Kooker of Bluffton.
Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at the First Mennonite Church, Bluffton. Rev. Louise Wideman will officiate.
Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Bluffton.
Visitation will be from 2-6 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Howard E. and Evelyn Nunemaker Krehbiel Scholarship at Bluffton University or First Mennonite Church.
Arrangements are by Chiles-Laman Funeral and Cremation Services, Bluffton. Online condolences may be expressed at www.chiles-lamanfh.com.
