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Note: ation at Valley City Normal in 1904. Her first job following graduation was that of deputy register of deeds in her father's office in La Moure. She then entered the teaching profession working one year in the Cando, North Dakota schools, three years in the Devils Lake, North Dakota schools and one year in Cooperstown, North Dakota.
In the summer of 1910 Eva returned to La Moure and joined two other young women on a 3-month tour of southern and western Europe. She married Dr. M.D. Westley on Thursday, Feb 23. 1911, in her parent's home in La Moure. Two boys were born before her husband left for Europe during World War I. When Eva's third son was less than 2 years old, symptoms of an illness appeared. The disease was cancer of the liver. An operation was performed and treatments were given which seemed to have alleviated the problem. A few months later the symptoms reappeared and she was rushed to Rochester for treatment. She was then told that nothing could be done and that she had only a few weeks to live. Her sister-in-law, Anna Westley, a nurse, came to help the young family and soon her sister, Margaret, also a nurse, came to assist. At the time of her death her parents and all but two of her brothers and sisters were at the side. At this time she made a request of her sister, Margaret, to care for her three young sons. Death came to her on Saturday, June 9, 1923.
Eva had lived a full and useful life. She served her family, community, and country well. The Griggs County Sentinel-Courier described her as follows: (from obituary written in June 21, 1923, issue) During the World War, while Dr. Westley was in the medical service of his country overseas, she revealed the true-blue virtues of both a patriot and a help-mate, speeding him on his way with cheerfulness--and assuming the double duties of parenthood with unfailing courage, while, both here and in La Moure, where she spent considerable time with her parents, she filled a large place in Red Cross work and in the social circles with which she was associated.
Eva can be an inspiration to all as everyone faces trials of various degrees throughout their lives. She handled hers in exempliary fashion. Eva said to a friend, "All lives have their problems and this seems to be mine." These words furnish the key to her solution of that problem. She had laid hold on the great truth that death is only an incident in life, not its consummation, and in the light of that revelation, the calmly met the transition from mortality to immortality.
To all who knew and loved her, the memory of her during those last hallowed days will remain as a benediction. Those nearest and dearest to her heart came and went from her presence stronger and braver for her courage and brightness, and when the moment of earthly parting came it was met in the calmness and consolation of a great faith--alike theirs and hers. And thus her passing was to the beauty of her life as the radiant sunset of a perfect day. Throughout our years of fellowship with this rare spirit we have loved her for many dear elements of personality--for her poise, her sincerity, and genuineness, her same, practical viewpoint, her absolute wholesomeness in a world so fraught with the shallow and the artificial. These qualities have left their mark upon us all, for such attributes can never die.
Note: Eva graduated from high school in Ellendale and then finished her educ
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