Evelyn Herdt
Aug. 23, 1924-May 14, 2018
Evelyn Herdt, 93,
Garrison, died on Mon-
day, May 14, 2018 at her
home after a brief illness.
Memorial services will be
held on: Saturday at 11:00
am at St. Paul Lutheran
Church in Garrison.
Evelyn was born August
23, 1924 in Colburn, CO
to Charles and Eva (Store)
Frame. She was raised
and educated in Colbran,
CO. Following school, she
moved to Washington
State and worked at vari-
ous jobs during World
War II. She later moved
back to Colorado and
owned and operated her
own restaurant. It was at
the restaurant that she
met her future husband,
Elmer Herdt. Evelyn and
Elmer were married on
February 8, 1954 in Buf-
falo, SD. They moved
around a lot as Elmer
worked in the construc-
tion field, but they settled
in Garrison, ND and made
that their home, and
raised their two children,
Deloris and Jim.
Evelyn worked many
different jobs including,
bartending and cooking at
the Stone Inn Restaurant
for many years. She also
cleaned at many different
businesses in Garrison
and the surrounding com-
munities.
Evelyn loved to cook. It
wasn’t just her job, she
truly loved to cook and
was very good at it. In
her spare time she also
enjoyed embroidering.
Evelyn was a very dedi-
cated wife and mother
and took very good care of
her family. Evelyn was
also a member of St. Paul
Lutheran Church in
Garrison.
Evelyn is survived by:
her son, Jim Herdt, Minot,
2 grandchildren, Tim
Cohen, Tom (Mariah)
Cohen, 6 great- grand-
children, Max, Mitchell,
Taylor, Drake, Wilson,
and Lauren, 1 great-great-
grandchild, Charlotte
Oluich, brother-in-law,
Melvin Herdt, Turtle
Lake; several nieces and
nephews, and her beloved
Chihuahua, Sandy.
She was preceded in
death by: her daughter
and son-in-law, Deloris
“Wendy” Cohen, 2 broth-
ers, Jim and Dave Frame,
2 sisters, Doris Wallace
and Sis Frame, 2
sisters-in-law, Emma Rath
and Edna Kreller, and one
brother-in-law, Rueben
Herdt.
To sign the online re-
gister go to www.
garrison-thompson.com