Evelina Eva Benware, 99, passed away on September 16, 2008 at the Mt View Nursing Home in Rutland, VT.

She was born in Cavendish, VT on November 19, 1908 the daughter of Peter and Regina (Sylvester) Benware.  She had resided in Keene, in Ascutney, VT, in Van Nuys, CA and was in Mt Holly, VT for the past 10 years until July of this year.

She worked as a machinist in California for over 20 years.

She enjoyed gardening, pets, bingo and going to fairs.

She was the widow of her 1^st husband, Loyd H. Martin whom she married on Nov. 22, 1926 and he died Jan. 6, 1938, and her second husband, Joseph Benware whom she married on October 26, 1940 and he died Mar. 15, 1994.

The surviving family includes her son, Richard Martin of Mt Holly, VT; her sister, Helen Billings of Randolph, VT and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at the Stringer Funeral Home, 146 Broad Street in Claremont on Saturday afternoon, September 20^th, from noon to one o’clock.  Funeral services will be held at the Funeral Home on Saturday at One O’clock with Rev. Father Albert Dagnoli, officiating.

Interment will follow in Pine Crest Cemetery in Charlestown.