Private Family Services for David will be held on Friday, June 26, 2020 at the Powers Funeral Home, Sacred Heart Chapel in Laurens, Iowa, with Fr. Craig Collison officiating.

David L. Evans Sr. - age 83, of Laurens, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020, at his home in Laurens, Iowa.

David Lloyd Evans was born on May 6, 1937, in Hendricks, MN. He was the son of Lloyd and Nelta (Freiberg) Evans. Through high school he worked at the Lake Benton, MN newspaper. He graduated from Lake Benton High School in 1955. He attended South Dakota State College, Brookings, SD graduating in 1959 in Printing Management. He served in the U.S. Army for 2 ½ years. On June 15, 1963, David was united in marriage to Janet Maronde in Marshall, MN. The couple were blessed with two sons, David and James. They purchased the Pender Times in Nebraska in 1966. In 1975, they sold the Pender Times and purchased the Sun Publishing Co. in Laurens, Iowa. They later renamed the business the Laurens House of Print. The newspaper part was sold and the commercial printing was expanded, printing many different monthly magazines. The business was sold to son, David Jr. in 2000.

David enjoyed driving his minihome to a campground and pulling his fishing boat to the lake with family and fishing buddies.

Survivors include his wife, Janet of Laurens; sons, David Jr. (Amber) Evans of Laurens and James (Sara) Evans of Maple Grove, MN; five grandchildren; brother, Rolland Evans of Fridley, MN and sisters, Joyce Kortlever of St. Cloud, FL and Marilyn Olson of Shoreview, MN. David was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Tommy Evans and sisters, Jean Melloy and Colleen Carlson.