Eva M. Stutzman

In Memoriam Eva Marie (Peters) Stutzman, 100, a life-time resident of the Wenatchee Valley, went to be with our Lord, April 20, 2016, following a recent illness complicated by a chronic heart condition. For the past nine years, she has enjoyed Independent Living at Colonial Vista. Eva celebrated her centennial birthday on March 15, 2016, with many friends and family members. From an early age, she learned the art of ‘multi-tasking’ (raising chickens, watering livestock, and watching over younger siblings), all good practice for the future. Her life was filled with the joys and challenges of being the wife of an orchardist: homemaking, gardening, fruit canning --and driving tractor when needed. She was always there with a hot meal or sandwich for a hungry worker, telling her children, “No one can work well on an empty stomach.” Before marriage, after graduating from Manson High School (1935), she attended Wenatchee Business College sharing an apartment with her good Manson friend, Elizabeth Barkley. She was an active member of the Malaga Homemaker Club and loved to quilt. She taught Sunday school at the Little Stone Church at Lakeside and the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Wenatchee. She and her husband Harold were fond of hiking and fishing in the Cascades, and later in life, motor-homed across parts of the U.S. and Canada. Trips to Hawaii, Alaska and the Holy Land were also highlights. Eva was preceded in death by her parents, James and Grace (McMillen) Peters; her husband, Harold Stutzman; her daughter, Rosalie Knutson; brothers Merrel and Paul Peters; sisters Vera Riggins and Helen Overbay. Eva is survived by her son, Myron Stutzman (Janice), Malaga, WA.; son-in-law, David Knutson, Fall City, WA.; grandchildren, Loriel Stutzman and Mark Stutzman; James Knutson and Amy McLeod; great grandchildren, Taylor and Austin McCuen, Aszales Caldron, and Hayli Knutson. Special thanks to Confluence Health Hospice and Colonial Vista Assisted Living for their support and encouragement. A graveside service is planned for April 28, 2016; 11:00AM at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, East Wenatchee, Pastor Jerry Beebe officiating. Friends and family may visit Jones & Jones – Betts Funeral Home, 302 9th Street on Wednesday, April 27 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Please express your thoughts and memories on the online guest book at Jones & Jones – Betts Funeral Home.

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Eva M. Stutzman

March 15, 1916 - April 21, 2016