Laura Anna Bevington, 87, of Knowlton Twp, N.J., died Wednesday, May 10, 2006.
Born September 25, 1918 in the Roxburg section of Harmony Township, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Smith Heim.
Raised on the Heim family farm in Roxburg during the depression era, Laura ventured to Easton, Pa. to work at Easton Hospital and then for Reed National Bank in Washington, DC. She later completed flight attendant training for TWA Airlines in Kansas City, Kansas and became a flight attendant for TWA in New York. While in New York, she met whom came to be her husband of fifty-eight years, the now late Charles Bevington, Jr. They married April 6, 1947 and raised their four children in River Edge, New Jersey. They later retired to Manaunkachunk-on-Delaware in 1988, where Charles passed away on May 16, 2005.
Laura was devoted to her faith and read her bible, prayed the Rosary and offered prayers several times daily to the Virgin Mary and St. Jude. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Belvidere, N.J.
Laura will be remembered for her spirituality, empathy and compassion for others as well as her unique use of word play. She was an exceptional wife, mother and grandmother, and especially enjoyed cooking, baking and canning for her family. She was a former 4-H and Webelos leader and was a steadfast Mets fan.
Laura is survived by three sons, Glenn and his wife Donna of Belvidere, Charles and his wife Susan of Rocky Point, NY and William and his wife Elaine of Atlantic Highlands, NJ; a daughter Kathleen and her partner Margaret of Long Island City, NY; a sister, Henrietta Calafiore, grandchildren Alec, Caslon, Lindsay, Leon and Amelia, nephews Guy, Geoffrey, Douglas, Patrick and Bobby and nieces Lorraine "Sug" and Dinah and many, many friends. She was predeceased by a brother Joseph and a grandson Todd.
Funeral services will begin 10 a.m. Friday in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St, Phillipsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 327 Greenwich St., Belvidere. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Belvidere
Born September 25, 1918 in the Roxburg section of Harmony Township, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Smith Heim.
Raised on the Heim family farm in Roxburg during the depression era, Laura ventured to Easton, Pa. to work at Easton Hospital and then for Reed National Bank in Washington, DC. She later completed flight attendant training for TWA Airlines in Kansas City, Kansas and became a flight attendant for TWA in New York. While in New York, she met whom came to be her husband of fifty-eight years, the now late Charles Bevington, Jr. They married April 6, 1947 and raised their four children in River Edge, New Jersey. They later retired to Manaunkachunk-on-Delaware in 1988, where Charles passed away on May 16, 2005.
Laura was devoted to her faith and read her bible, prayed the Rosary and offered prayers several times daily to the Virgin Mary and St. Jude. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Belvidere, N.J.
Laura will be remembered for her spirituality, empathy and compassion for others as well as her unique use of word play. She was an exceptional wife, mother and grandmother, and especially enjoyed cooking, baking and canning for her family. She was a former 4-H and Webelos leader and was a steadfast Mets fan.
Laura is survived by three sons, Glenn and his wife Donna of Belvidere, Charles and his wife Susan of Rocky Point, NY and William and his wife Elaine of Atlantic Highlands, NJ; a daughter Kathleen and her partner Margaret of Long Island City, NY; a sister, Henrietta Calafiore, grandchildren Alec, Caslon, Lindsay, Leon and Amelia, nephews Guy, Geoffrey, Douglas, Patrick and Bobby and nieces Lorraine "Sug" and Dinah and many, many friends. She was predeceased by a brother Joseph and a grandson Todd.
Funeral services will begin 10 a.m. Friday in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St, Phillipsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 327 Greenwich St., Belvidere. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Belvidere
Laura Anna Bevington, 87, of Knowlton Twp, N.J., died Wednesday, May 10, 2006.
Born September 25, 1918 in the Roxburg section of Harmony Township, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Smith Heim.
Raised on the Heim family farm in Roxburg during the depression era, Laura ventured to Easton, Pa. to work at Easton Hospital and then for Reed National Bank in Washington, DC. She later completed flight attendant training for TWA Airlines in Kansas City, Kansas and became a flight attendant for TWA in New York. While in New York, she met whom came to be her husband of fifty-eight years, the now late Charles Bevington, Jr. They married April 6, 1947 and raised their four children in River Edge, New Jersey. They later retired to Manaunkachunk-on-Delaware in 1988, where Charles passed away on May 16, 2005.
Laura was devoted to her faith and read her bible, prayed the Rosary and offered prayers several times daily to the Virgin Mary and St. Jude. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Belvidere, N.J.
Laura will be remembered for her spirituality, empathy and compassion for others as well as her unique use of word play. She was an exceptional wife, mother and grandmother, and especially enjoyed cooking, baking and canning for her family. She was a former 4-H and Webelos leader and was a steadfast Mets fan.
Laura is survived by three sons, Glenn and his wife Donna of Belvidere, Charles and his wife Susan of Rocky Point, NY and William and his wife Elaine of Atlantic Highlands, NJ; a daughter Kathleen and her partner Margaret of Long Island City, NY; a sister, Henrietta Calafiore, grandchildren Alec, Caslon, Lindsay, Leon and Amelia, nephews Guy, Geoffrey, Douglas, Patrick and Bobby and nieces Lorraine "Sug" and Dinah and many, many friends. She was predeceased by a brother Joseph and a grandson Todd.
Funeral services will begin 10 a.m. Friday in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St, Phillipsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 327 Greenwich St., Belvidere. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Belvidere
Born September 25, 1918 in the Roxburg section of Harmony Township, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Smith Heim.
Raised on the Heim family farm in Roxburg during the depression era, Laura ventured to Easton, Pa. to work at Easton Hospital and then for Reed National Bank in Washington, DC. She later completed flight attendant training for TWA Airlines in Kansas City, Kansas and became a flight attendant for TWA in New York. While in New York, she met whom came to be her husband of fifty-eight years, the now late Charles Bevington, Jr. They married April 6, 1947 and raised their four children in River Edge, New Jersey. They later retired to Manaunkachunk-on-Delaware in 1988, where Charles passed away on May 16, 2005.
Laura was devoted to her faith and read her bible, prayed the Rosary and offered prayers several times daily to the Virgin Mary and St. Jude. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Belvidere, N.J.
Laura will be remembered for her spirituality, empathy and compassion for others as well as her unique use of word play. She was an exceptional wife, mother and grandmother, and especially enjoyed cooking, baking and canning for her family. She was a former 4-H and Webelos leader and was a steadfast Mets fan.
Laura is survived by three sons, Glenn and his wife Donna of Belvidere, Charles and his wife Susan of Rocky Point, NY and William and his wife Elaine of Atlantic Highlands, NJ; a daughter Kathleen and her partner Margaret of Long Island City, NY; a sister, Henrietta Calafiore, grandchildren Alec, Caslon, Lindsay, Leon and Amelia, nephews Guy, Geoffrey, Douglas, Patrick and Bobby and nieces Lorraine "Sug" and Dinah and many, many friends. She was predeceased by a brother Joseph and a grandson Todd.
Funeral services will begin 10 a.m. Friday in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main St, Phillipsburg. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Friday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 327 Greenwich St., Belvidere. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, Belvidere
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