Kristina Evelyn (Thiemann) Anderson was born January 2, 1913 to Douglas Otto and June Elizabeth (Louison) Thiemann on her father’s homestead near Hilland, South Dakota.

She was baptized and confirmed in the Missouri Lutheran Faith. Evelyn received her grade school education at Plainview Country School one and one-half miles from their home. Her first two years of High School were at Marrietta Consolidated eight miles from her home. She graduated from Philip High School in 1932.

On March 23, 1935 Evelyn married Otto Bernard Anderson at Martin, South Dakota. To this union was born two children, Bernard Dean "Bernie" and Jeannine June. That fall they moved to Custer, South Dakota where they lived for six years before returning to Hilland in the spring of 1941. In 1953 they moved to Spearfish until 1955 when they moved to Philip. While in Philip, Evelyn worked as a nurse’s aid at Philip Hospital when the new hospital opened January 1956 until retiring in 1970. She also helped at the funeral home for W.E. and Ruth Woodall and later for Jack and Gayle Rush.

Evelyn’s husband, Otto preceded her in death on March 18, 1981. Evelyn wrote the social news for the Pioneer Review from 1982 – 1998. In October 1998 Evelyn sold her home and moved to an apartment in Rapid City to be near her daughter and family where she remained until her death.

Evelyn was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Philip and Zion Lutheran Church of Rapid City, and the Bad River Senior Citizens of Philip.

Grateful for having shared her life are her son, Bernard Dean "Bernie" Anderson and his wife Julie of Aurora, Illinois; her daughter, Jeannine June Poloncic and her husband John of Rapid City, South Dakota; five grandchildren, Lisa Revnew and her husband Fred, Darrin and Eric Anderson, Carmen Thompson and her husband Ed, and Tyson Morgan; five great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; a sister-in-law Joanne Thieman; and a host of other relatives and friends.

In addition to her husband, Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Kenneth Thieman and Ira Thieman; three sisters, Eunice Swisher, Elizabeth "Beth" Burns, and Helen Thieman in infancy.

Visitation was held 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Monday.

Funeral services were held 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 9, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Philip with Pastor Robert Oettel and Pastor Duane Duley officiating.

Interment was in the Masonic Cemetery, Philip.

The family requests memorials directed to Zion School or Redeemer Lutheran Church. 

FUNERAL SERVICES
Monday, December 9, 2002 - 2:00 p.m.
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Philip, South Dakota
MINISTERS
Pastor Robert Oettel
Pastor Duane Duley
MUSIC
Marilyn Millage – Organist
Elvera Moos - Vocalist
"I Was There To Hear Your Borning Cry"
Congregational Hymns
"Abide With Me"
"I'm But A Stranger Here, Heaven Is My Home"
USHERS
Sonny Newman - Bob Long
PALLBEARERS
John Poloncic - Ed Thompson
Tyson Morgan - Jason Morgan
Bob Burns - Samuel Palmer
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT
Masonic Cemetery
Philip, South Dakota