Evelyn J. Giles

Evelyn J. Giles passed away on Friday, June 19th at the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf. Per her request, Evelyn’s body has been donated to the University of Iowa for medical education and research. A celebration and remembrance of her life will be held on July 26 at (place to be published at a later date) for all friends and family. In lieu of flowers, all memorials may be made in her honor to the American Cancer Society. Evelyn was born August 2nd, 1934 in Davenport Iowa, the 4th of 5 daughters and 2 sons, to William and Minnie Ullrich. She was married in 1951 to Arthur R. Marshall Jr.. She married Glenn H. H. Peters in 1957, who died in 1965. She married William R. (Bob) Giles in 1972, who died in 2005. In her early years Evelyn worked at Northwestern Bell, H&R Block and Brenton Bank. Her love of life was reflected in her passion for traveling, playing cards and dancing, but most important to her was her family and the love she gave to them. Survivors include her son Douglas (Michelle) Peters of Madison, Wi, step-son Michael (Janice) Peters of Seattle Wa, step-son Robert (Marlene Burns)Peters of Minneapolis, Mn, step-daughter Carolyn (Edward) Meyer of Atlanta, Ga, step-daughter Victoria (Scott) Smith of Atlanta, Ga, grandson Anthony (Kate) Bibbs of Urbandale, Ia, and granddaughter Atina Bibbs of Davenport, Ia, grandsons Joshua, Scott, Joshua, Edward Jr, Logan and Kyle, granddaughters Kirstin, Rachel and Ellie, great-granddaughters Dezirae, Maia, Lauryn and Ava, sisters Dorothy Meyer, Vera (Bernice) Runge and Shirley Schaab, brothers Ray Ullrich and Melvin (Sonny) Ullrich. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, daughter Wendy Bibbs and sister Gertrude (Gertie) Van Hoosier. You can shed tears that she is gone, or you can smile because she has lived. You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left. Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her, or you can be full of the love she shared. You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy tomorrow, because of yesterday. You can remember her and only that she’s gone, or you can cherish her memory and let it live on. You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back, or you can do what she’d want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on (Author Unknown). Mom, we will go on, with a piece of your love in each of our hearts.