1918
Eva
2007
Eva Dean
January 10, 1918 — October 7, 2007
Eva Grace Dean, 89, passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2007. Memorial Services will be held at the Aberdeen Village Brandt Chapel, 17500 West 119th Street, Olathe, KS on Saturday, October 20th at 2:00 P.M. A reception will follow the service at Aberdeen Village. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society, 6700 Antioch Rd, Suite 100, Merriam, KS 66204.
Eva was born January 10, 1918 in Syracuse, NY to Eva and Arthur Hitchcock. Eva moved to Kansas City as a child and later graduated from Northeast High School. She married Robert L. Dean in 1940 and moved to Overland Park in l950 where she lived with her family until 2001. Eva was a devoted wife and mother, very actively involved in her children's lives, enjoying her roles as Cub Scout Den Mother, school room mother (she always liked putting on parties!) and PTA. Eva was a strong believer in community volunteerism, regularly participating in charity collection drives as well as being a Stephen Minister. Eva was an active member of the Village Presbyterian Church since 1954. She was a competitive tennis player at The Carriage Club until she was 80 years old. Her artistic talent included painting and also the creation of cr?che dolls. One of her pieces is a Santa Claus figurine, which is permanently on display at the Kansas City Toy and Miniature Museum. Eva taught craft classes at The Village Church and exhibited her art at The Plaza Art Fair in the 1960s and 1970s. She moved to Aberdeen Village in 2001. She won several awards in the "Art is Ageless" events and was keen bridge player. Also enjoyed bingo but most of all enjoyed being with her friends at Aberdeen Village. Eva was preceded in death by her brother, Charles; her sister, Helen Hitchcock Dorman; and her husband of 54 years, Robert L. Dean, who passed away in 1994. She is survived by her children, John Dean, Shorewood, MN, Helen Koch, Sandgate, Australia and Mike Dean, Shawnee, KS. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Shaunna Jeffus, Bentonville, AR, Elliott Dean, Shawnee, KS and Christopher Dean, Minneapolis, MN and two great grandchildren Alexa Jeffus and Sam Jeffus, Bentonville, AR.
We want to thank our mom for being a wonderful person who lovingly devoted her time and energy to us, love John, Helen and Mike.
Eva was born January 10, 1918 in Syracuse, NY to Eva and Arthur Hitchcock. Eva moved to Kansas City as a child and later graduated from Northeast High School. She married Robert L. Dean in 1940 and moved to Overland Park in l950 where she lived with her family until 2001. Eva was a devoted wife and mother, very actively involved in her children's lives, enjoying her roles as Cub Scout Den Mother, school room mother (she always liked putting on parties!) and PTA. Eva was a strong believer in community volunteerism, regularly participating in charity collection drives as well as being a Stephen Minister. Eva was an active member of the Village Presbyterian Church since 1954. She was a competitive tennis player at The Carriage Club until she was 80 years old. Her artistic talent included painting and also the creation of cr?che dolls. One of her pieces is a Santa Claus figurine, which is permanently on display at the Kansas City Toy and Miniature Museum. Eva taught craft classes at The Village Church and exhibited her art at The Plaza Art Fair in the 1960s and 1970s. She moved to Aberdeen Village in 2001. She won several awards in the "Art is Ageless" events and was keen bridge player. Also enjoyed bingo but most of all enjoyed being with her friends at Aberdeen Village. Eva was preceded in death by her brother, Charles; her sister, Helen Hitchcock Dorman; and her husband of 54 years, Robert L. Dean, who passed away in 1994. She is survived by her children, John Dean, Shorewood, MN, Helen Koch, Sandgate, Australia and Mike Dean, Shawnee, KS. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Shaunna Jeffus, Bentonville, AR, Elliott Dean, Shawnee, KS and Christopher Dean, Minneapolis, MN and two great grandchildren Alexa Jeffus and Sam Jeffus, Bentonville, AR.
We want to thank our mom for being a wonderful person who lovingly devoted her time and energy to us, love John, Helen and Mike.
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