Evelyn Editha Obermueller
Evelyn Editha Obermueller (Obenhaus) passed away on January 22, 2022 in Olathe, KS after a long and full life of 94 years. She was born at home in Kress, TX to Adolph and Agnes (Buhrkuhl) Obenhaus on October 29, 1927. Evelyn was the first of five children and grew up on a farm in the panhandle of Texas. She experienced the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression and talked about the fine dust darkening the sky and collecting on the windowsills of their stucco home. Her mother sewed their clothes from material made for flour sacks. Evelyn excelled in school. She won speech competitions and was the valedictorian of her high school class. She went to business school and then worked for a Realtor and land manager.