Our beautiful and elegant Mother, Aunt, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother,
Eleanor Evelyn Griswold, nee Rinehart, left this life on Wednesday, November
11, 2009 to be reunited with her husband, John Curtis, her beloved grandson,
Christopher Topa, her mother, father, sisters and brother, and other friends
and family who have gone before. She will be very much missed by her
children, Mary Beth (Jerry) Wolford, Nicholas (Toni) Griswold, Antoinette
“Toni” (John) Kniola, and Matthew (Erica) Griswold; grandchildren, Derrick,
Amanda, Jonathan, Ashleigh; and great-grandchildren, Heather, Cody and
Aerianna.
Evelyn, or Evie as she was known to friends and family, loved nothing more
than being with her family. Many were the “family” vacations taken by the
extended Griswold clan and the enjoyment of these times will be long
remembered.
Evelyn was born in Mt. Blanchard, Ohio on November 20, 1917. Upon her high
school graduation, she went to Ft. Wayne Business College; and from there
came to Michigan City as an employee of Josam Mfg. During the years she was
employed there, she met her future husband, John, and they were married on
September 13, 1941. They enjoyed a fulfilling and happy lifetime together,
until July 14,1999, when she was predeceased by John. After the birth of her
first child, Mary Beth, Evelyn took on the most demanding job of a lifetime;
raising her four children to adulthood. She was at home for her family, when
the children returned from school, and when her husband came home from a
long day of work.
For their pleasure, Evelyn and John enjoyed several years of square dancing;
and the family took many vacations together—sometimes just weekend trips
when all the children were home; and at other times, with their adult
children and families. The “Griswold Family Vacations” included trips to
Disneyworld, Mackinac Island, and houseboating on Lake of the Ozarks for
more extended periods, where memorable times were had by all.
In later years, after her children were gone, Evelyn tried her hand at
volunteer work at St. Anthony Hospital; indulged herself in art classes, for
which she had an enormous talent; and spent time with her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren as they grew, saying that it made her feel “young”
again. Evelyn will be eternally young to us, her children. We will always
think of her as the Mother waiting for us after school, soothing our hurts,
supporting us in our adult lives, always being there for us; and we will
miss her eternally too, until the happy day we are reunited with her in
God's heaven.
Private family services will be conducted. Burial will take place in
Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation hours will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday in the
Ott/Haverstock Funeral Chapel, 418 Washington St., Michigan City. The rosary
will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Thursday in the chapel.
Memorials may be made to the donor's choice.
To sign a guestbook and leave condolences online, please visit our website
at www.otthaverstock.com
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