This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wineland Sayer Leaf Metzgar Phillips Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Th.2ADI/2123 Message Board Post: Evelyn W. Sayer. Born Evelyn Earle Wineland October 25, 1921 to Anna and Burr Wineland in Garrett, Indiana. Died peacefully at home in Shorewood, Minnesota November 6, 2004, at the age of 83. Preceded in death by loving husband, George; her parents; and a child, Girard. Survived by 13 children: Kathy, George III (Annelies), Scott (Ellen), John (Carole), Sue Leaf (Jim), Pat, Jim, Tom (Holly), Brian Joseph, Bob, Elizabeth, Ginny Metzgar (Mark) and Laurie Phillips (Mick); 28 grandchildren; & her brother, Joe. Evelyn grew up on a farm near Kendallville, IN and was an outstanding student, winning interscholastic competitions in Latin and geometry. She graduated from the Wesley Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Chicago as a registered nurse. On December 26, 1943 she married George W. Sayer and embarked on her vocation as a devoted wife and mother. Mom became the bedrock on which a family could grow and flourish. Her strong faith, diverse talents, quiet strength and unending e! nergy enabled her to be the mother on whom every child could depend. Most of all, her capacity for unquestioning love and understanding provided her children with the tools they would need throughout their lives. When the last of her children went off to college, Evelyn finally had time to devote to a special talent, needlepoint. Her exquisite work drew widespread attention and she established the local chapter of the American Needlework Guild. She also served many years as the vice-president of the national organization and won many ribbons at its needlework conventions. In 1978, her 13-figure needlework creche won the top three awards at the international exhibit hosted by Princess Grace in Monaco. Thereafter she continued doing special projects, many as lasting remembrances for her 28 grandchildren. The family expresses special thanks to Dr. Loren Bosmans for the compassionate and skilled care he provided these last years. Mass of the Christian Burial Wed. Nov. 10, 2004 ! at 11 AM, St. Therese Catholic Church, 18323 Minnetonka Blvd., Deephav en, MN (952-473-4422). Luncheon immediately following the Mass. Private interment. Huber Funeral Homes Excelsior Chapel Published in the Star Tribune 11/7/2004