Evalyn Ruth Passig, 81, of Chanute, Kansas, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute of a sudden illness. Evalyn was born September 7, 1928,on a farm west of Elsmore, Kansas the daughter of Oscar Frank and Signild Marie (Nielson) Carlson. She graduated from Elsmore High School in 1947 and there after she taught at Prairie Hall Rural Grade School. On July 31, 1949, Evalyn married Dale Emil Passig,Sr. at Savonburg, Kansas. They made their home in Humboldt before moving to Iola in 1953. She worked for H.L. Miller & Son Dress Factory in Iola for 39 years before retiring. Mr. Passig died September 5, 2006. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Chanute. SURVIVORS: 1 Daughter: Sharon K. Ramsey of Chanute, KS 1 Son: Dale E. Passig, Jr. and his wife, Shelia of Wolfforth, TX 1 Brother: Earl Carlson of Elsmore, KS 1 Sister: Elaine Dunlap of Bolivar, MO 4 Grandchildren: April K. Cowen & husband, Jeremy of Chanute, KS, Crystal R. Van Leeuwen & husband, Kale of Shawnee, KS, Tiffany D. VanWinkle & husband, Zeb of Chanute, KS and Heather Williams & husband, Melvin of Texas 9 Great Grandchildren: Carley & Joselyn Cowen, Madelyn, Avie & Leland VanWinkle all of Chanute, and Kyler, Trevor, Cagen & Caden Williams all of Texas. Many nieces and nephews She was preceded in death by two brothers, Ernest and Edward Carlson and by three sisters, Elsie Swenson, Esther Bacon and Ellen Siders. VISITATION: 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, May 14, 2010, at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola SERVICE: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the Chanute Church of the Nazarene at 14th and Plummer. Pastor Mark McCuistion will officiate. BURIAL: Mount Hope Cemetery, Humboldt, KS MEMORIAL CHOICES: Chanute Church Of The Nazarene or Allen County Healthcare Foundation (Home Health) Memorial gifts may be left with the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel of Iola, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences for the family may be left on this website, www.iolafuneral.com.