Evelyn Kudryk was born October 5, 1926, in Fremont, Nebraska to Ernest and Bertha (Witt) Diedrichsen. She grew up on a farm in rural Fremont and graduated from Fremont High School in 1943. She attended college for one year at Mount Saint Clare in Clinton, Iowa. She married George Sommermeyer on July 28, 1945. They  divorced in March of 1962. She married Wasyl Kudryk on January 29, 1977, at Federated Church in Columbus.  Evelyn worked a variety of jobs, including as a secretary for the law firm of Walter, Albert, Leininger, Grant, and Rogers, manager of the Dale Electronics Credit Union and bookkeeper for the New World Inn and Roth Construction.
She was a member of Federated Church in Columbus for 50 years. Her service to the church included being active in Women's Fellowship and the Order of St. Andrew, serving on the Governing Council, singing in the choir, and teaching Sunday school. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority through which she developed many treasured friendships. She enjoyed reading, doing needle work, working puzzles, square dancing, playing cards, camping, traveling, and spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include husband Wasyl; daughter Jean (Jack Farber) Sommermeyer of Arlington, Massachusetts; daughter Mary (Earl Kramer) Sommermeyer of Lincoln; and granddaughter JoAnne Kramer of Grand Island; son Mark (Deborah Dunster) Sommers of Alameda, California; and granddaughter Emily Dunster-Farey of Alameda, California; son Dave Sommermeyer of Tarnov; step-daughter Katie (Paul) Tworek of Scottsdale, Arizona; and step-grandchildren Andr'e, Shelby, and Tiffany Tworek of Scottsdale, Arizona; and step-great granddaughter Alexxis Warrington of Scottsdale; Arizona; brother Allen (Eleanor) Diedrichsen of Mankato, Minnesota; brother Lloyd (Phyllis) Diedrichsen of Sparks, Nevada; sister-in-law Margaret Diedrichsen of Fremont; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and former sisters-in-law.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers Orville and Stanley, and a son John Michael.