Evelyn Margaret (Hirl) Michl, 93, of Clinton, Iowa and formerly of Moline, Illinois, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2015, at her home at Bickford Assisted Living.
A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, at Jesus Christ Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Clinton. A visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p. m. on Wednesday, March 18, with a remembrance period taking place at 6:00 p.m. and a Rosary taking place at 6:30 p.m. at Lemke Funeral Homes - South Chapel (2610 Manufacturing Drive). Pallbearers will be her daughters. Honorary pallbearers will be her sons. Burial will immediately follow the Funeral Mass at Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Lemke Funeral Homes is assisting the family with arrangements.
Evelyn was born on December 12, 1921, on the family homestead, Lincoln Township, Scott County, Iowa. She was the daughter of James and Amelia (Adair) Hirl and was baptized into the Catholic faith on December 28, 1921 in St. Anne's Catholic Church, Long Grove, Iowa. Evelyn moved with her family from the farm during the Great Depression to Princeton, Iowa. She graduated from Clinton High School in 1940 and attended Mt. St. Clare College where she earned her teacher's certificate. She then taught in one-room schools of Pleasant Hill and Grassy Lane in Scott County. During WWII, Evelyn worked summers making pup tents for the military. She belonged to Prince of Peace Parish. She served as the secretary for the Clinton Right to Life organization. In her retirement years, she also made hundreds of rosary beads and sent them to missions around the world.
On August 14, 1945, Evelyn married Edwin L. Michl in Princeton, Iowa. He died on November 7, 1994.
Evelyn's greatest joys were her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by twelve children: Joseph of Corvallis, Oregon; Anne (Douglas) Schmidt, Clinton; Mark (Renee), Milan, Illinois; Geoffrey (Pam Novy) of Ormond Beach, Florida; James, San Jose; Mary of Moline, Illinois; David (Teri) of Moline, Illinois; Martin (Dianna Cooper) Clinton; Susan (Michael) Perez of LaSalle, Illinois; Monica (Bonnie Dansby) of Pensacola Beach, Florida; and Molly (Brian) Bauer of Mukwonago, Wisconsin; Carlos Barajas, foster son, of Moline; 26 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Evelyn was preceded in death by sons John and Paul, her great-granddaughter Makenna Schmidt, her brother LaVern Hirl, her sisters Mary Phillips and Patricia Billups, her daughter-in-law Wendy Michl, and her parents.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Edwin and Evelyn Michl Family Scholarship fund at Prince of Peace Catholic School or The Pregnancy Center.
The family would like to thank the entire staff at Bickford Cottage and Mercy Hospice for their compassion and loving care provided to their mother, especially in her final days.

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