Dec. 20, 1939 - March 20, 2006
WILLMAR -- Wallace K. Evink, 66, of Willmar died Monday at his home in Willmar.
The service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Christian Reformed Church in Willmar. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery in Willmar.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Harvey Anderson Funeral Home in Willmar and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.
He was born Dec. 20, 1939, in Mahnomen to Koert and Coba (DeVries) Evink. He grew up in the Mahnomen and Hancock areas, where he attended school. He worked in Hancock for a concrete service. He entered the U.S. Army in 1960 and was stationed in Germany. He later entered reserve status and received an honorable discharge in 1964. He attended meat cutter's school in Toledo, Ohio.
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He married Esther VanderBeek on Oct. 26, 1962, in Brooten. They lived in Breckenridge, Detroit Lakes and Willmar. He cut meat for several local stores and was employed at Cash Wise Foods.
He was a member of the Christian Reformed Church in Willmar, the Willmar American Legion Post 167 and the Deer Hunters Association.
He is survived by his sons: Terry Evink of St. Cloud, Scott (and Tammy) Evink of Redwood Falls, Craig Evink of Coon Rapids, Darren (and Tess) Evink of Alexandria, Ross (and Amy) Evink of Willmar; their mother: Esther Rood; six grandchildren; and his siblings: Margaret Vanderplaats of Hancock, Carol Brink of Sheldon, Iowa, Kenneth (and Audrey) Evink of Hancock, Bernard (and Kathy) Evink of Jenison, Mich., Harold (and Claire) Evink of Park Rapids, Lowel (and Carol) Evink of Hancock.
He was preceded in death by one brother and four sisters.
