Evelyn Margaret Anna Magers Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Evelyn Margaret Anna Magers, 95, of Sarasota, and formerly of Seatauket, New York and Bayhead, New Jersey, passed away peacefully at her home on August 1, 2022 with her family by her side. Evelyn was born on November 9, 1926 in Secaucus, NJ to Bernhard and Evelyn (Goettler) Wilkens. Evelyn worked at American Mail Line for 10 years as the Executive Assistant to the East Coast President. Her employment also included working with the Merchant Marines in support of the Atlantic Operations during World War II. She supported her husband in his business ventures, and was heavily involved with the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America. Evelyn was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Sarasota, and of the Port Jefferson, NY Chamber of Commerce, and a successful business owner of the Painted Pony Trading Company, a store focusing on Indigenous People's arts and crafts. Preceded in death by her husband Leroy Magers and her son Thomas Magers, Evelyn was an incredible mother to her daughter Kathryn Larsen and her husband John, loving grandmother to Megan Wallace and her husband Chase, loving great-grandmother to Harrison Wallace, and devoted partner to Nelson OBrien. Evelyn touched many lives with kindness, strength, and wisdom over her 95-year journey. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. A celebration of Evelyn’s life will take place Friday, August 5th, at 3pm, in the chapel at Toale Brothers Funeral Home, 40 N. Orange Avenue in Sarasota. She will be laid to rest in Hillside Cemetery, Lyndhurst, NJ. In lieu of flowers, Evelyn’s family requests memorial contributions be made to TideWell Foundation, 3550 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34239, or www.tidewellfoundation.org/donate.

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Evelyn Margaret Anna Magers

November 9, 1926 - August 1, 2022