Evelyn J. Shepard Cannavino

Evelyn J. Shepard Cannavino

Evelyn J. Shepard Cannavino, age 74, died peacefully on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at Erie Presbyterian Lodge after a long battle with cancer surrounded by family and friends.

She was born in Erie on June 30, 1933, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Flora Calvano Shepard. She had worked at Erie Resistor, Marx Toys and was a teacher's aide for the Erie School District, retiring in 1996. She enjoyed her family and friends.

Evelyn is survived by her children; Judith Zimmer and her husband Alan of Erie; Anthony Cannavino of Corry and Carla Andrejewski of Erie; son-in-law and friend Stanley Andrejewski of Erie; a brother, Donald Shepard and his wife Delores of Erie; a sister, Helen Kennedy of FL and three grandchildren, Dena Simon, Jamie Simon and Christopher Andrejewski all of Erie. Also survived by former husband and friend Carl Cannavino of Columbus, OH; a sister-in-law, Donna Forney and husband Dominic of Erie and several nieces and nephews.

Friends are invited to call at the John R. Orlando Funeral Home, Inc., 2122 Raspberry Street, on Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and may attend a service there on Monday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Funeral Mass at Saint Paul RC Church, 1617 Walnut Street, at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery. A Christian Wake Service will be held at the Funeral Home on Sunday at 3 p.m. Memorials contributions may be made to the Erie Presbyterian Lodge, 2628 Elmwood Ave., Erie, PA 16508.