1921
Eva
2016
Eva (Prlenda) Muir
April 12, 1921 — May 12, 2016
Eva (Prlenda) Muir
Eva Muir passed away May 12, 20 1 6 at her daughter's residence in Hilliard. OH, following a lengthy illness,. She was born at home in Lead, South Dakota on April 12. 192 I to Anna and Nick Prlenda. She attended Lead Elementary School and graduated from Lead High with the class of 1939.
During World War II, she worked for North American Aviation in Inglewood, California as a "Rosie the Riveter" on the bomb bay of the B-25, the Billy Mitchell, the plane that bombed Tokyo. When the war ended she returned home to help her mother care for her ailing father.
She married William L. Muir in June, 1946. They missed by three months having 50 years together when Bill died in March 1996.
When Homestake Mining Company opened after the war. she was hired as an assistant librarian. a position she held for over fifteen years. When friends decided to go to college in 1964, she decided to join them at her age of forty four. She made it through four years successfully with a B.S. degree and also won a Fellowship which took her to Colorado State University where she earned her Master's Degree in English Literature. She taught English and was a librarian in South Dakota and Oregon. She was the librarian at Deadwood Junior High and later at Lead High School.
Homestake expanded their Open Cut operations, and many townspeople "lost" their homes. Bill and Eva moved to San Diego, California where their daughter, Evette. was stationed in the Navy. After all the "traffic got to them", they returned to South Dakota. They later moved to Grants, NM for two years to house- sit for daughter, Nicky. Again. they returned to Spearfish, SD where they bought a home. There she was able to spend many happy and enjoyable hours with her granddaughter, Rochelle. After her husband died, she remained in the home until she decided to move to Hilliard, Ohio to be near her daughter and son-in-law.
She was a dedicated and loving mother and grandmother, even to the very end. Eva loved writing (handwritten) letters to her family, friends and many pen pals around the world. She was an avid reader of books and magazines, from which she gleaned articles, poems and cartoons to include with her letters. These were often then forwarded by their recipients to others they knew around the globe. Her sense of humor and wit will be remembered by all who knew her. She hated snakes. She loved the TOSVR bike ride, the "lovely" trees in Ohio, and the Black Hills of South Dakota. For Eva, there was no better color than red. She was quite involved in her son Bill's restoration of a '67 Corvette Sting-Ray on the condition that it be Red!
She is survived by her son, Bill (Luby) Muir, Deadwood, SD, daughters, Nicky (Gene) Green, Rapid City, SD, Evette (Thomas) Wise, Hilliard, OH and granddaughters Rochelle Muir, Denver, CO, Rebecca (James) Wise-Rittgers, Columbus, OH, great-granddaughters Kayla Aspen, Billings, MT and Cassie Aspen, Portland, OR, and twin great-great granddaughters, Aesa and Memphis Heck. Billings, MT. She is also survived by "honorary son", Doug Wise, "honorary grandsons", Frank Wise and Michael Wise, Lima, OH and Roy Baker, Las Vegas, NV. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, her parents, brother, George Prlenda, and sister, Arline (Prlenda) Ebert.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, Lima, OH.
A special thank you to the Ohio Health Hospice staff(especially Angie and Mel) for their concern and loving care of our mother. In lieu of flowers, any memorial contributions can be made to Ohio Health Hospice or the American Lung Association.
Private family internment services will be held at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.
Eva Muir passed away May 12, 20 1 6 at her daughter's residence in Hilliard. OH, following a lengthy illness,. She was born at home in Lead, South Dakota on April 12. 192 I to Anna and Nick Prlenda. She attended Lead Elementary School and graduated from Lead High with the class of 1939.
During World War II, she worked for North American Aviation in Inglewood, California as a "Rosie the Riveter" on the bomb bay of the B-25, the Billy Mitchell, the plane that bombed Tokyo. When the war ended she returned home to help her mother care for her ailing father.
She married William L. Muir in June, 1946. They missed by three months having 50 years together when Bill died in March 1996.
When Homestake Mining Company opened after the war. she was hired as an assistant librarian. a position she held for over fifteen years. When friends decided to go to college in 1964, she decided to join them at her age of forty four. She made it through four years successfully with a B.S. degree and also won a Fellowship which took her to Colorado State University where she earned her Master's Degree in English Literature. She taught English and was a librarian in South Dakota and Oregon. She was the librarian at Deadwood Junior High and later at Lead High School.
Homestake expanded their Open Cut operations, and many townspeople "lost" their homes. Bill and Eva moved to San Diego, California where their daughter, Evette. was stationed in the Navy. After all the "traffic got to them", they returned to South Dakota. They later moved to Grants, NM for two years to house- sit for daughter, Nicky. Again. they returned to Spearfish, SD where they bought a home. There she was able to spend many happy and enjoyable hours with her granddaughter, Rochelle. After her husband died, she remained in the home until she decided to move to Hilliard, Ohio to be near her daughter and son-in-law.
She was a dedicated and loving mother and grandmother, even to the very end. Eva loved writing (handwritten) letters to her family, friends and many pen pals around the world. She was an avid reader of books and magazines, from which she gleaned articles, poems and cartoons to include with her letters. These were often then forwarded by their recipients to others they knew around the globe. Her sense of humor and wit will be remembered by all who knew her. She hated snakes. She loved the TOSVR bike ride, the "lovely" trees in Ohio, and the Black Hills of South Dakota. For Eva, there was no better color than red. She was quite involved in her son Bill's restoration of a '67 Corvette Sting-Ray on the condition that it be Red!
She is survived by her son, Bill (Luby) Muir, Deadwood, SD, daughters, Nicky (Gene) Green, Rapid City, SD, Evette (Thomas) Wise, Hilliard, OH and granddaughters Rochelle Muir, Denver, CO, Rebecca (James) Wise-Rittgers, Columbus, OH, great-granddaughters Kayla Aspen, Billings, MT and Cassie Aspen, Portland, OR, and twin great-great granddaughters, Aesa and Memphis Heck. Billings, MT. She is also survived by "honorary son", Doug Wise, "honorary grandsons", Frank Wise and Michael Wise, Lima, OH and Roy Baker, Las Vegas, NV. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, her parents, brother, George Prlenda, and sister, Arline (Prlenda) Ebert.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, Lima, OH.
A special thank you to the Ohio Health Hospice staff(especially Angie and Mel) for their concern and loving care of our mother. In lieu of flowers, any memorial contributions can be made to Ohio Health Hospice or the American Lung Association.
Private family internment services will be held at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD.
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