Simply CremationEva Maria Stevens
Eva-Maria Stevens, age 69 of Goodyear, AZ passed away peacefully in her home on November 21, 2019. She was born and raised in Herzogenaurach, Germany to Hans and Maria Wewetzer. While living in Germany she met and married Edward Stevens in 1968. Eva-Maria and Edward moved to Chesterton, Indiana where they raised their two children. As her children grew older Eva-Maria decided that she was not done caring for others and enrolled in the local nursing college. She loved her job and specialized in long term care. Her kind and caring nature was felt by all of her patients.
In 1994, Eva-Maria chose to move out West where she met James R. White. The two quickly fell in love and married in 2010 and moved to Arizona in 2015. James and Eva-Maria loved to travel and would frequently go back to Germany to visit her family. She relished her visits and phone calls from her family and friends, relaxing outdoors and gardening.
Eva-Maria is survived by her husband James R. White; children, Michael Stevens (Mary) and Tracy Koontz (Matthew); Brother Paul ( Zdenke) Wewetzer.; and grandchildren Payton, Kaylee, Alexandra, Dayne and Corissa. She was preceded in death by her first husband Edward Stevens; Brother Georg Wewetzer, Sister Rita Wollweiter and Parents Hans and Maria Wewetzer.
Arrangements are under the direction of Simply Cremation and Funeral Arrangements in Surprise, Arizona.
Eva, you were like a big sister to me, that’s full of advise and love. My mom thought the world of you and I’m glad you two are together again laughing. You were such a beautiful soul, I will miss you so much my friend. I love you tons! Thank you for all of the times you were there for me, I never told you back then, but I’m sure you knew, I did listen, sometimes anyway 🙂
Eva, we are sad that you have left us but we are so thankful and blessed to have been a part of your life on earth. We know that you are now pain free in Heaven. You will be missed by all of us, Love ya – The Matney family!
I am truly sorry for your loss. May your memories of Eva bring you comfort. It is an honor to serve your family.
My beautiful friend, I will miss all of our great times together, the 4 of us or just the two of us, we could talk fir hours . You were a great friend for over 23 years, and you will be so missed my friend Heaven gained a beautiful angel. I’m so blessed to have had you in my life, Rest In Peace my beautiful friend I love you. Marilyn
Jim, we are so sorry for your loss. We enjoyed the time we were able to spend with you guys. Much love, JD & Trini
Dear Michael,Mary & Family, Tracy & Family & Jim , I was very saddened to read of your loss . As you well know , your Dear Mom & I were friends since Tracy was a toddler . We both decided to make the move to Las Vegas & leave “ Cheesetown” behind as it had less & less to offer & we wanted warmer climate & better life for both.
John & I often wondered how you 2 are & how big are your children by now. I miss your Mom very much. We used to spend hours visiting & than more on the phone afterwords in case we forgot something , never running out of interesting subjects to talk about .
John & I truly treasured our Friendship with your Mom & if there is Heaven, they must have found each other . While sitting together they are ,sipping glass of Brandy or a glass of fine wine ,not concerned with any “ social distance or wearing face masks “ , but probably talking ,laughing & maybe feeling sorry for all of us left behind & wondering how in the heck we are going to restart our lives now . -:)
Since we drifted apart, we did not know where & how to contact Eva ,for several years now .
Jim left a brief message on my land line with no details nor his telephone number on how I could contact him.
As I tried to search for your Mom’s address or a tel.# , I came across this very heart-wrenching announcement .
Jim, I am terribly sorry for your huge loss . I know how much You loved Eva & what you meant to each other.
People often say , “ I know how you feel” No they really don’t ! But, I do . Having lost John recently , I still am unable to fill this huge void, that terrible hole in my heart & I doubt that I ever will .
Michael,Tracy & Jim , I don’t know how to comfort you . I will carry my special memories of Eva & our times spend together to rest of my life . I love you all.
Ana
(Ananurse@cox.net)