Evelyn Ruth Thiebaut

Evelyn Ruth Thiebaut, 95, died September 29, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona. She entered the world on July 8, 1923, in Santa Fe, New Mexico and was one of six children born to John J. Walsh and Mary Elizabeth Walsh. She is preceded in death by her father, mother and her siblings, June, Jacqueline, May, and John, Jr., but is survived by her sister, Nancy Corbett of Hemet, California. Her grandparents, Daniel Webster Davis and Rose Davis, dearly loved her. In her infancy, Evelyn was affectionately given the nickname 'Cubbie.' This brave, strong woman of the Greatest Generation, whose Irish sense of humor and wit equaled her Irish temper, was profoundly grateful for her life which gave her so much even in the face of pain and death. Her faith was her happiness and she did not wish for anything else. Her greatest masterpiece was to live appropriately and fill the post which God had sent her to fill. Cubbie's great heart loved steadily, happily, and unshakably. She just naturally offered love as a matter of course. She married William 'Billy' Thiebaut, the love of her life, and worked alongside him to raise their children, Teresa Rose Middelkamp of Phoenix, Arizona and William 'Bill' Thiebaut, Jr. (Mary Ann) of Pueblo, who survive her. Her constancy in love for her beloved endured even after he died in 2004. The Thiebaut Family matriarch's love for her 19 grandchildren will endure: Michael Bradley Middelkamp (Eva); Rodney Floyd Middelkamp; KristiAnne Middelkamp (Corey); Douglas Carl Middelkamp (Beth); Frances Marie Thiebaut Romero (Randy); Christina Teresa Rose Thiebaut; Jennifer Ruth Thiebaut (Monica); Elizabeth Cushman (Jonathan); William Thiebaut III (Laurie Magovern); Emily Sue McDermott (Mac); Mark Thiebaut (Terra & guardian of Kade Stowell); Rebecca Erickson (Nathan); Melissa Ann Styduhar (Gregory); Timothy Walsh Thiebaut (Ambrey); Hilary Carole Bensko (JT); Sarah Jane Cooper (Nathan); Katherine June Harshman (Adam); Mary Louise Thiebaut (Kiersten); and Thomas Jefferson Thiebaut. She loved her 39 great-grandchildren: Bradley Michael Middelkamp; Randy Romero, Jr., Raelyn Marie Romero; Jessica Nicole Thiebaut; Hannah Marie Cushman, Cade Daniel Cushman; Zachary Brian Cushman; Luke Harper Cushman; Jude William Thiebaut; Lila Grace Thiebaut; Hope Evelyn Thiebaut; Vivi Ann McDermott; Kyle Walsh McDermott; Elly Elizabeth McDermott; Kayla Ann Thiebaut; Karlee Ruth Thiebaut; Mark Thiebaut, Jr.; Mitchell Allan Thiebaut; Kate Evelyn Erickson; Nolan Thiebaut Erickson; Elle Jean Erickson; Leo James Styduhar; Louis Bear Styduhar; Tula Marie Styduhar; June Prudence Styduhar; Olivia Claire Thiebaut; Evie Isabel Thiebaut; Sophie Lorelle Thiebaut; Ella Rosemary Thiebaut; Owen Thomas Bensko; Jonan William Bensko; Gracie Ann Bensko; Jensen Ray Bensko; Abigail Mae Bensko; Emma Larue Cooper; William Robert Cooper; Duke Henry Cooper; Henlee Ann Harshman and Graysen Jay Harshman. With a full heart she encouraged her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to use their talents. She enjoyed the words of Henry van Dyke, 'The woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.' Evelyn pursued a life of the mind. She wanted to learn about everything. An avid reader, she believed that reading brought everything within her reach. In her last days she was reading two books at one time, Gore Vidal's Hollywood and A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf. Living life to the full she enjoyed music, dance, crossword puzzles, sewing, cooking, baking, caring for her lawn and so many other simple things. It wouldn't have been a visit with Cubbie if she didn't tell a story, especially her love story. It was always a new and special gift to listen to her and see those bright blue/green eyes gleam at the thought of her beloved. Quietly and with family, Evelyn was buried simply at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in New Mexico with the love of her life. A Rosary and Mass of the Christian Burial at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe preceded the burial. Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com