Evelyn Cochran

Funeral Services for Evelyn Cochran, 89, of Chariton will be held on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. Family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2014. Memorials are requested to the Adoptable Paws Rescue in Chariton and the Chariton Public Library. Evelyn was born on March 16, 1925 in Waterloo, Iowa to Edward and Dagny Cavanaugh. As a child, she would follow older children in her neighborhood to country school. She loved to learn and would sit outside the school listening to the daily lessons. She was a hard worker, working for a family in Waterloo and at the local dime store before meeting her future husband, Roy. Evelyn was very artistic and loved to draw and paint. She had a chance to draw for Walt Disney, but passed it up to get married and raise a family. Evelyn was married to Roy Cochran Jr. on August 4, 1945. The couple moved to Chariton in 1952 to farm. Together they raised eight children: Roberta, Ronald, Mary, Julie, Paul, Eileen, Mike, and Christine. Evelyn worked at various businesses in the Chariton community during the years, including: Montgomery Wards, Klaussen's, runnin...[more]

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ake Vista, cooking at the Country Club and the Charitone Hotel, and in the Chariton Public Library's music room. Evelyn really enjoyed music and dancing. She also loved to go for motorcycle rides with her son, Paul. Evelyn had a very positive outlook on life and believed that she could change the world with hard work and good values. She did this by instilling her work ethic and good values in her children. Evelyn passed away on September 27, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. She will be greatly missed by her husband Roy; her children and their families: Roberta & Jerry Cochran-Zavitz, Mary Cochran, Julie & Curt Blanchard, Paul Cochran, Eileen McVey, Mike Cochran, and Christine & Robert Seto; 3 grandchildren: Noah, Austin, and Justin; and 3 great grandchildren: Cash, Thalia, and Odin. Also surviving are siblings: Doris Rottinghaus and Bob Cavanaugh. Evelyn was preceded in death by her son, Ronald Cochran, and her brother, Jim Cavanaugh.