BANGOR/SPARTA- Doris Ann (Evans) Gill was born on February 7, 1938, in Bangor, Wisconsin, to Richard and Louise (Garbers) Evans, and went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 16, 2024 after battling Parkinson’s disease. She resided at the Morrow Home Community of Sparta, WI.
Doris is survived by her brother, Charles Evans (Marilyn) of La Crosse, three sisters, Mary Seeley (Ronald) of Tampa, FL, Kim Herman (Don) of Bangor, WI, and Patti Evans (Jeff Becker) of Bangor, WI, and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews, cousins and dear friends. She will surely be missed by her family and friends.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Louise Evans, her husband, Robert Gill, and a sister, Lois (Arlan) Schmidt.
Doris graduated from Bangor High School in 1956. She was a member of the Bangor Baptist Church. Doris excelled in foods and nutrition projects as a longtime member of the Bangor 4-H Club, and rode her horse, “Pet”, as a member of the Rockland Bangor Riders Club. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1960, majoring in Food Management. Upon graduation, she began her 20 year career with Stouffers Restaurant Corporation in Cleveland, OH. Her food service career took her to Atlanta, GA, Milwaukee, WI, Oklahoma City, OK, St Louis, MO and Santa Anna, CA.
Doris met Robert “Bob” Gill while living in Newport Beach, CA. They were married June 9, 1979 at the Moreno Valley Christian Church. After they were married, Doris worked as a dietician in the Orange County School District. Doris and Bob relocated to WI in 1994. When Doris’ father passed away in 1997, she made her home with her mother in Bangor, WI until moving into assisted living in 2017.
Doris dedicated her time working the Open Class division at the La Crosse Interstate Fair, loved to host family gatherings at the farm, created monthly table centerpieces for the Onalaska Care Center where her husband and father resided, and was active in the Bangor Historical Society, opening her family home for the Christmas Walk.
The family would like to thank the Morrow Home Community for their support and loving care. Private burial and Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Her burial will be at the Burns Cemetery in Bangor, WI. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be offered at www.schanhoferfh.com
Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation, Sparta, is assisting the family with funeral arrangements.
Lanham-Schanhofer Funeral Home and Cremation
