NEW ULM–Evelyn Ann Domeier, 92, of New Ulm died peacefully on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at New Ulm Medical Center. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Monday, February 10 at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home/North Chapel in New Ulm, and from 10-11 am on Tuesday, February 11 at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, New Ulm. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 am on Tuesday with burial at the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Livestreaming of the Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2025 on Minnesota Valley Funeral Home’s Facebook page.The Christian Mothers will pray the Rosary at 4pm at the Cathedral in New Ulm on Monday, February 10, 2025. To leave an online condolence for her family, or to sign the guestbook, go to: mvfh.org

Evelyn Ann Domeier was born on December 7, 1932 to Elmer and Priska (Klossner) Guggisberg in Milford Township. As the oldest of nine siblings, born on a farm in the Great Depression followed by a World War, she knew hard work and responsibility, but also the value of having fun. She was blessed to be able to rely on her siblings throughout her life for support in hard times, and lots of fun in the good times.

Evelyn attended country schools in Milford Township and graduated from Holy Trinity High School in New Ulm. After graduation, she worked as a secretary at the Eagle Roller Mill. Some of her fondest memories were of walking with her friends to George’s Ballroom for a night of dancing till all hours, and then making it to work on time the next morning. She married Kurt Domeier on September 1,1953 at Holy Trinity. They raised their six children on the Domeier family farm in Sigel Township.

As their children grew older Evie began working off the farm, beginning with a job at Retzlaff Hardware, which she enjoyed after years of being at home full time. Eventually she moved to the County License Bureau and was subsequently promoted to director. Her sharp mind and ability with numbers were some of her strongest assets.

Alongside work on the farm and in town, Evie became a tireless volunteer for many organizations. If there was a need, she was there to help. For example, at one point there was a push to organize softball teams for girls, but the lack of coaches was turning out to be a problem. She signed on as a coach despite having no experience, just to get things rolling. “I looked at some books,” she said of her preparation for the job. She served on many church councils and committees at Cathedral and helped plan and cook countless church dinners for all occasions. She served for years as a volunteer driver for Heartland Express, giving rides to those who needed them. Later on, she became involved with community theater programs through CAST and thoroughly enjoyed all the different jobs involved in play production – from cast member to directing to costume work.

Eventually she was approached by her brother Charlie about setting up a thrift store to benefit MRCI, a local provider of services to individuals with disabilities. They worked together to establish a successful local retail business from the ground up that continues to benefit MRCI and the community to this day. She sourced fixtures, recruited volunteers, stocked shelves, did bookkeeping – in short anything that was needed. It was estimated that she gave over 10,000 volunteer hours to this cause. As a result of this and her other contributions to the community, she was named Brown County Outstanding Senior Citizen in 2016. She truly believed that it is up to each of us to help make the world a better place.

When she wasn’t volunteering, Evie’s competitive streak found outlets in bowling, word games, and especially cards. She played Schafkopf and Five Hundred with the best of them and belonged to several card groups. Her time with the Sunday crossword puzzle was sacred, and she was playing word games with her children up until her very last days. She solved Wheel of Fortune puzzles faster than most of the contestants and really should have gone to an audition. Her many other interests included travel, family history, fishing, sewing, and technology. She loved yellow roses, and in her later years came to really love dogs. She could find four leafed clovers any time you asked.

Evelyn is survived by her daughters, Ann Tucker of St. Paul, Mary (Ray) Nagengast of Buffalo, Cate (Tim) Macho of New Ulm, Lisa Langer (Brad Altmann) of New Ulm; sons, Joe Domeier of Mankato, Tony (Laurie) Domeier on the family farm; grandchildren, Charlie Tucker, Emily Tucker, Amy (Greg) Spude, Ryan (Brenda) Nagengast, Liza (Patrick) Kukla, Abby (Eric) Lindmeier, Andrew Macho, Jack (Shelby) Langer, Andrea (Pat) Uckert, and Kurt Domeier; great grandchildren, Caden, Addison, Zoey, Ella, Malcolm, Eleanor, Will, and Josie; brother Charles (Carol) Guggisberg of New Ulm; sister, Kathleen (Dennis) Helget of Sleepy Eye; brother Jerry (Suzy) Guggisberg of New Ulm; brother in law Dick Domeier of New Ulm, and sister-in-law, Lois Guggisberg of New Ulm.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kurt Domeier; granddaughters, Brea Nagengast and Jenna Langer Vancura; brothers, Walter, Elmer, and Linus Guggisberg; and sisters Lois Berg and Shirley Braulick.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to MRCI, CAST, Oak Hills Care Center, or New Ulm Area Catholic Schools.

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