Evelyn Dolores Brondel

Evelyn Dolores Brondel, 83, of Eldon, left this earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Lakeside Meadows Residential Care Center in Osage Beach. On August 30, 1930, she was born in Bagnell, the daughter of the late Clarence and Velma (Denny) Caldwell. On January 5, 1978, in Sedalia, she was united in marriage to her devoted husband, Jerome Bernard Brondel, who survives of the home. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Eldon, and a longtime member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She belonged to the Independence Pioneers Chapter. In 1997 she organized the Eldon Chapter of the DAR. Other survivors include: two daughters, Sherry Davis of Kansas City, Kan., and Valorie Shipley of Boonville; one brother, Dorsey Caldwell of Tampa, Fla.; two grandchildren, Jason Everett of San Francisco, Calif. and Adria Everett of Kansas City; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 17, 2013 from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon, with a Rosary prayed at 7:30 p.m. Funeral Mass will be Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Eldon, with Msgr. Donald W. Lammers officiating. Interment will follow at St. Martin Cemetery in St. Martins. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Eldon. Arrangements are under the direction of Phillips Funeral Home of Eldon.