Evelyn Carole Wakefield

Evelyn Carole Wakefield was born on June 6, 1937 in Winona, MN, the daughter of Harry and Hazel (Anderson) Eckert.  She attended and graduated from Winona High School.  On March 11, 1997 Evelyn was married to Frank Wakefield in Las Vegas. Evelyn worked for Freeborn County in various positions for many years and then she and her husband were managers of the Senior Tower, retiring in 2006.  She enjoyed playing the piano, violin and percussion for the Albert Lea Community Band until 2013.  Evelyn was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and the American Legion Axillary.
Survivors include her husband  Frank Wakefield of Albert Lea; sons Randi (Wendy) Laak and Robbi (Susan) Laak, both of Massachusetts;  step-children Tom (Jennie) Wakefield, Tim (Carol) Wakefield and Angela Sheldon;  granddaughters  Kirsten and Hannah Laak;  8 step-grandchildren and 10 step-great-grandchildren; brother Harry (Dee) Eckert and sister-in-law Rose Eckert; brothers and sisters-in-law; Wayne (Shirley) Wakefield, Sharon Wakefield, Elizabeth (Kernel) Knudson, Marilyn Anderson, Keith (Shelley) Wakefield  and many nieces and nephews.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Robert DeBois and Edward Eckert, and brothers-in-law Clyde Wakefield and David Anderson.