Mary LaVerne Evans, 85, of Palmer Township, passed away peacefully after a long illness on Sunday, December 16, 2012 in Kirkland Village.
Born: April 2, 1927 in Scranton, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Ruth (Moses) Jones.
Personal: Her husband, Ralph Evans died in 1980. She formerly worked at the Clover Store in the Palmer Mall and the Inn-Trigue restaurant, Palmer Township. She was a graduate of Moosic High School and served on the Women’s Board of Easton Hospital.
Memberships: She was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Wilson Borough and the Deborah Circle. She was also a member of the Easton Bowling Mother’s, the URW Club and several book clubs. LaVerne was an accomplished watercolorist and painted regularly with a group in Stockertown.
Survivors: A son, Ralph Evans of Wilson Borough; three daughters, Gwenn Wells of Bethlehem, Beth Valocchi of Downingtown and Wendy Totani of Bethlehem Township; three brothers, David, Robert and Russell Jones; nine grandchildren and a great grandson. Two sisters, Beth Hubbs and Jane Jones died earlier.
Services: A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 28 in Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 2115 Washington Blvd., Wilson Borough. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, it was LaVerne’s wish that you remember her with acts of kindness to others in her memory.
Offer online condolences at www.AshtonFuneralHome.com.
Irene Reddy Lambert
December 18, 2012 at 6:12 am
What great childhood memories of the Evans’s and the Reddy’s! So many of us were friends as we were growing up. Your Mom was a wonderful person who I remember as being very calm and very nice. Occasionally I would run into her over the years and she was always a joy to talk to…so happy to share the “current events” of her family.
Your mom and all of you are in my thoughts and prayers this Holiday Season.
Irene
Carol & Bob Poinier
December 19, 2012 at 9:28 am
Your Mom was a wonderfully sweet woman and Bob and I were dearly miss her.
Carol and Bob