Eva Gladys Bauer

At the “YOUNG” age of 95, our dear mother Eva Gladys Evans Bauer has joined our dad in the hereafter. Eva passed away on February 9, 2023. She was born on December 23,1927 in D’Aste, Montana. Joining the family of Jesse Rhodes Evans and Lila Belle Clem Evans, eventually having ten siblings: Bill, Lois, Jesse, Ray, Clarence, Inez, Ada, Emma, Ella, and Lila Faye.

Eva grew up in the D’Aste area, went to school at D’Aste and Charlo. She graduated from Charlo High School with the class of 1946. While in high school Eva worked for various people doing jobs such as cleaning the house, ironing, cooking, and babysitting. After high school she started working in Missoula for Sears and Roebuck in the Mail Order Department eventually becoming assistant manager.

On December 31,1947, she married her high school sweetheart Arnold Alfred Bauer. She became the mother to nine children: Mary Jane Long (Irvin), Myra Jean Bauer, Lila Marie Reed (Ted); Anita Ann Gambles (Bryan); Nina Rae Broshar (Lance); Alfred Lynn Bauer (Lisa); LuJuana Mae Bick (Rich); Eva Jean Moreland (Dave) and Nadine LaRee Bauer. At the time of her passing she had 38 grandchildren and 83 great grandchildren.

Eva always had a huge garden, did a lot of canning, she loved to cook, sew, and quilt, and research her family history. She loved to play games with her sisters and family.

Eva loved to be of service to others. She loved serving in her church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, having served in the youth, the women, and the children’s organizations. For the last nine years of her life, she lived with her other widowed sisters and loved to help cook for them, it served her need to be needed.

She is preceded in death by her parents Jesse and Lila Evans, her husband Arnold Alfred Bauer, seven of her siblings, and two grandchildren Julie Bick, Will Hemming and a son -in-law Rich Bick.