Evelyn Hargrove Falk died peacefully in Salt Lake City on July 15th, 2026. She was 92 years old and nearing her 93rd birthday. Evelyn was born in Harlingen, Texas, on August 14th, 1933, and grew up in the Rio Grande Valley, a place always dear to her heart. Her parents were Joseph Leon Hargrove and Marie Erickson Hargrove. She led a life of remarkable endurance and joy, and she was deeply beloved by her family and her very large number of friends.

After graduating from La Feria High School in Texas, Evelyn attended Austin College, from which she earned a degree in Music. She excelled there in voice and was accepted to do graduate work at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She married John Falk in 1955 (later divorced). Her marriage involved a move to the Intermountain West, where Evelyn spent the rest of her life.

Evelyn had six children and was a devoted and supportive mother. She imparted to them her abiding belief in education, and all six earned college degrees. After her children were grown, she embarked on a career as a school teacher, earning a master’s degree from USU in the process. She taught first grade for almost twenty years at Millville Elementary School in Cache Valley, where her human and professional focus was teaching her students how to read. She won a national Title I award for promoting Reading Recovery and bringing that program to Millville.

Evelyn had a strong belief in the tenets of her Presbyterian faith and the promise of a future life. She was always welcoming, never judgmental, quick to forgive, and eternally grateful for the blessings of her faith and family. She was exceptionally positive even in difficulty, and she lived the deepest principles of her life every day. No conscious sense of duty was involved in this; it was simply a spontaneous manifestation of who she was.

For many years Evelyn was choir director at First Presbyterian Church in Pocatello and then at First Presbyterian in Logan. She was passionate about serving in this role and about the value of music in human life. In her later years, Evelyn founded and led a singing group at Park Lane Senior Living in Salt Lake City, where she made many wonderful friends.

Evelyn had a zest for life that survived many challenges. She was gregarious and cherished her relationships with family, friends, and people she met by the way. She considered herself shy, but she will be remembered for her social energy and being a character--and for her unfailing goodness of heart.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents and by her siblings and in-laws Ray and Johnnie Hargrove, Arlene and Jim Teater, and Gen. F.E. “Rick” Hargrove, and by her grandson Lincoln Matheson. She is survived by her six children: John Falk (Cindy), Eric Falk (Stacie), Jennifer Falk (Mark Matheson), Michael Falk, Samuel Falk (Isabel), and Jeanne Falk (Jason Hone). She is also survived by her beloved sister-in-law, Patricia Hargrove, and by thirteen adored grandchildren, many nieces and nephews, and a growing number of great grandchildren-all of whom gave her great happiness.

The family would like to thank Dr. Jim Pearl, Dr. Don Lappé, Dr. Robert Nash, and Dr. Bart Weiss, who did so much to sustain Evelyn’s quality of life in her later years.

A memorial service will be held for Evelyn at the First Presbyterian Church in Logan, Utah, at noon on Saturday, August 22nd, 2026. Interment will follow at the Logan City Cemetery.

The family expresses profound thanks to Dr. Jeanne Falk for her loving care for Evelyn over many decades-a devotion that continued to the last moment of her mother’s life. Memorial donations may be made in Evelyn’s name to Nuzzles & Co. Pet Rescue, Park City, or to your local library.

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