Evelyn Bielefeld
Former Tampa resident Evelyn Bielefeld, 92, of Abilene, died Nov. 9, 2004, at Memorial Hospital, Abilene.
Born April 19, 1912, in Dickinson County, she was the daughter of Joe and Lydia (Rhodes) Hoffman.
She graduated from Hope High School.
On Nov. 2, 1939, she married Carl Bielefeld near Hope. He died in 1990.
She was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church at Tampa, LWML, and was active with Tampa Senior Center.
In 1997 she moved to Abilene.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three sisters, and one brother.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Raymond and Janet Bielefeld of Hope, Ken and Becki Bielefeld of North Port, Fla., and Gene and Debbie Bielefeld of Abilene; a daughter and son-in-law, LaDonna and Robert Klein of Durham; two sisters, Grace Spicer of Abilene and Alice McIntosh of Tulsa, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday morning at St. John's Lutheran Church, Tampa, with the Rev. Clark Davis officiating.
Burial was in North Tampa Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established with the church.
