Evelyn Faith Bourgois passed away peacefully on May 14th at the Baptist Home in Bismarck. She spent her final days surrounded by her loving family.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Bismarck Funeral Home. Burial will be at the Baldwin Cemetery. A Livestream of the Service will be available on the Bismarck Funeral Home Facebook page.
Visitation will be held Wednesday from 5:00-8:00 PM at Bismarck Funeral Home, with a Prayer Service at 7:00 PM.
Evelyn was born on October 16, 1930, in Bismarck, ND to Enos and Florence Strandemo. The Strandemos resided on a farm near Baldwin, ND where Evelyn was raised with her two brothers and one sister, all of whom predeceased her.
At about age 20, Evelyn married Kenneth Bourgois of Baldwin, ND. They farmed and raised their family near Baldwin, north of Bismarck.
Evelyn enjoyed spending time with her family, including her husband, children, her parents and lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was an excellent seamstress and an excellent cook and baker. She also helped outside with the farm work and could operate a tractor with the best of them.
In later years, after her husband, Ken, had passed away, she moved to Overlook Ridge, an over 55 apartment building in Bismarck. She greatly enjoyed the new friends that she made there.
Evelyn is survived by her children, Tim Bourgois (Helen), Thomas Bourgois (Sandy), James Bourgois (Tammy), Marc Bourgois, and Nancy Bourgois Graham (Thomas Graham). Evelyn had ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Baldwin Cemetery