Evelyn Wendt Latimer, 91, "left this world for a place of love and peace" on Jan. 7, 2007, in the Dorsey Center of the Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, Md. of kidney failure. Evelyn was born Nov. 4, 1915, to Gus and Minnie Wendt Jr., in the Lake Blaine area of Flathead County.

She attended grade school in Lake Blaine and Creston where her parents purchased a farm in 1924. She graduated from Flathead High School on May 25, 1933. After graduation she worked at many clerical jobs in Alaska and all over the United States.

Evelyn was always a leader fun and positive to be with and was committed to help anyone who was in need, as well as being very active in politics that she believed in. Music was a very important part of her life and she was an accomplished piano and accordion player. She played for many dance bands in Kalispell and elsewhere from 1930 to 2005.

After retirement she formed her own band, The Happy Timers Band and with the help of her husband, Jim (the drummer), they won the 1st place Grand Trophy as the best senior citizens band in Prince George County, Md. in 1993.

She left many loving memories to all of her family and she touched their lives with her special ways of showing them her love and care. She will always be with them even though she is not here in person and the memory of her will be with us forever.

She was preceded in death by her parents Gus Wendt, Jr. and Minnie Isch Wendt; her sister, Vivian; Brother, Wayne, who was killed in World War II and infant brother Carl.

She is survived by her wonderful and loving husband Jim Latimer and his family; her daughter, Karen Alexander; her sister, Patricia Giroux; and brothers, John, Roy and Roger Wendt and their families.

After cremation her ashes will be interred in the Conrad Memorial Cemetery with her parents.

A memorial will be held at a date to be announced.