Evelin was born May 26, 1918 in Big Sandy, Montana to Anton and Pearl (Slugget) Ophus. She was raised on a farm S.E. of Big Sandy and graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1936. On January 21, 1938 she married Mike LaBuda in Great Falls, Montana. The couple resided on the farm S.E. of Big Sandy and raised six children. Evelin loved to garden and was an excellent cook. She did beautiful seamstress work and enjoyed dancing especially to country western music. Her love of family was her greatest passion. She was a member of the Lone Tree Women's Club and served as a 4-H leader for many years and after she retired she joined the Rebecca Lodge and attended all of her grandchildren's activities whenever she could. She also enjoyed traveling and serving as a 4-H leader. You always knew Evelin by the manner in which she dressed, classy. Every outfit had a set of jewelry to go with it along with a pair of shoes. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Mike LaBuda, brothers: Myron, Alfred, Byron, Helmer and Ben Ophus. Her sisters: Jeanine Liquin, Gertrude Jenkins Underdahll. Her children: sons, Bernard LaBuda, Mike A. LaBuda; Dennis LaBuda and daughter, Jeanette LaBuda Nicholson, and one great granddaughter Crystal LaBuda. Evelin is survived by her daughters: Helen Young of Lloyd, Montana and Sharon LaBuda of Lacey, Washington. Her brothers: Lawrence Ophus of Big Sandy, Montana; Lester (Arlene) Ophus of Havre, Montana ; Vernon Ophus of Denver, Colorado and Lyle (Barbara) Ophus of Big Sandy, Montana. Sisters: Ruth Pegar of Big Sandy, Montana and Loretta Murphy of Reno, Nevada. 9 Grandsons; 8 Great Grandsons, 4 Great Granddaughters and 2 Great Great Granddaughters.