Eva Mae Yocum Aeschliman was born June 3, 1928 to Pearl Ryals and Floyd Yocum in Radium Kansas.  She moved to Pasadena, California when she was seven. She received her BA and her RN from the University of Southern California, and was a nurse and nurse instructor at the Los Angeles County General Hospital.

Eva married Donald Aeschliman of Colfax June 8, 1951, and worked as a missionary in the Republic of South Africa from 1954 until 1999. Initially she served as a nurse in Swaziland and later taught at the Cape Evangelical Bible Institute in Cape Town. She was also active in leadership with the Christian Woman's Club in South Africa and Zimbabwe.

After retiring from mission work, Eva and Don relocated to the family farm in Onecho. She headed up the Open Door Pregnancy Center in Moscow, Idaho for six years in addition to teaching women's Bible studies in Colfax, and serving as a Chaplain at the Colfax Hospital. She was a member of the Colfax chapter of PEO.

Eva passed away on December 26, 2019 in Kirkland, WA. Her interment will take place at the Onecho Cemetery at 10am on January 18, followed by a memorial service at Onecho Bible Church at 11am.

Eva was predeceased by her sister, five brothers, and her husband, Don. She is mourned by her five children, Gregory (Ruth) Aeschliman of Woodinville, WA; Vonnie (Tom) Conrad of Colfax, WA; Christine (Greg) Hamlin of Santa Clarita, CA; Gordon (Michelle) Aeschliman of Hout Bay, South Africa; Sandy (Wayne) Adair of Kirkland, WA; fifteen grandchildren; and 21 great grandchildren. She is also mourned by her brother-in-law, Wayne Aeschliman of Dallas, TX, her sister-in-law Gladys Creevey of Portland, OR, numerous nieces and nephews, and many friends and acquaintances