Obituary of Evelyn Confer

Evelyn Confer of Lockport, NY, died February 17, 2024, at the age of 94. She was born May 21, 1929, to Leon and Ruth Peters and lived in the Town of Royalton all her life. Wife of the late H. LaRue "Nick" Confer; mother of Kathleen (Blair) Boone, Carolyn (David) Moore; grandmother of Alexander (Jennifer) Ruch and great-grandmother of Faith Ruch; sister of Loraine (James) Klino; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Evelyn kept house and worked in the fields on the family farm, managed her husband's snowplowing business, and later in life, was employed in the community relations and development offices of the original Lockport Memorial and DeGraff Hospitals, culminating in her promotion to the position of Foundation Coordinator at DeGraff. She was a dedicated member of the former Rapids Christian Chapel, the Lockport Free Methodist Church, and subsequently Raymond Community Church. She enjoyed church activities, snowmobiling, tending her lawn and gardens, and teaching herself how to code on her personal computer. Family and friends are invited to the LANGE FUNERAL HOME, 186 East Avenue, Lockport, NY on Saturday, February 24th for visitation from 10-11 AM, with service immediately following at 11:00 AM. Flowers gratefully declined; memorials may be made to the Catholic Health Foundation/Lockport Memorial Hospital or Beechwood Continuing Care. Condolences may be offered to the family at Langefuneralhomeinc.com.