Death of Eva Visani

Eva Visani passed away on July 18, 2026 in the Emergency Room at Corewell Health Hospital in St. Joseph, Michigan, surrounded by her family, after a short battle with lymphoma. She was 96.

Eva was born on Oct. 26, 1929, to Domingo and Leonor Suárez in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay. The second of six siblings, Eva was raised on a working crop and dairy farm. For her secondary education, she left her family to attend a boarding high school at the Instituto Adventista del Uruguay. She was a trailblazer there, being one of the two first female alumni of the school. She obtained a degree in elementary education from the Universidad Adventista del Plata in Argentina, and it was there that she met the love of her life—an Argentinian named Hugo Nicolás Visani. During several years of their courtship, they were limited to corresponding between Uruguay and Argentina due to the travel restrictions which had been imposed by Juan Perón. Eventually, Hugo and Eva were able to marry on Feb. 4, 1954 in Bahía Blanca, Argentina—although Eva had to travel a long and difficult journey alone to her wedding because the travel restrictions were still in place.

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Eva graduated from Andrews University in 1982, earning a BA with a major in Spanish and a minor in library science. Beginning in 1983, Eva worked as a loyal and enthusiastic member of the staff at Andrews University’s James White Library until her retirement in 1998 at the age of 68.

But Eva, as energetic as she was, did not let her retirement from full-time work slow her down at all. During the last 28 years, she was very active in various Bible study and prayer groups, enjoyed attending events and activities at Andrews University, and was a dedicated member of Pioneer Memorial Church. She loved gardening and was a member of the Berrien Springs Garden Club and Fernwood Botanical Garden. She loved cooking and generously shared the fruits of her labors with her neighbors. Until two months before her death when she was diagnosed with lymphoma, she volunteered two to three days a week at Neighbor to Neighbor in Berrien Springs—where her co-workers were like family to her.

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Eva is survived by her son Hernan (Solon, Ohio), her son Doni and daughter-in-law Sheri (Denver, Colorado), and the four lights of her life—her grandchildren Adrienne, Gabriella, Olivia and Leo. Eva is also survived by her brother Roberto Suárez (Days Creek, Oregon) and her sister Ana Maria Ernst (Uruguay). Eva was preceded in death by her parents, husband Hugo, son Edward, and siblings Manuel Suárez, Jose Suárez, and Ana Maria Arnold.