Carmela N. Evon, 87

CAMDEN - Carmela N. Evon of Camden died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover. She was 87.

Mrs. Evon was born June 15, 1920, in Winterbury, Conn., daughter of the late Joseph and Linda Immela Falzone.

She and her husband owned and operated Enterprise Carbide Tool Co., Watertown, Conn., for 20 years.

Mrs. Evon was appointed by the governor of Connecticut in 1979 to serve as a loan adviser for the Small Business Association, and was listed in "Who's Who of American Women," in 1981.

She served as a network director for the National Association of Business Executives.

A truly gifted business woman, Mrs. Evon remained a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.

She was a person who made a difference in the lives of those she touched.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Louis J. Evon, in 1999.

She is survived by two daughters, Linda J. Evon of Camden and Carol Evon Taylor of Reading, Pa.; two sisters, Pearl Balch and Ida Falzone, both of Watertown; and two grandchildren, Patrick Moriarty of West Chester, Pa., and Alyssa K. Moriarty of Reading.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church, South State Street, Dover, where friends may call from 9:30 a.m.

Burial will be in the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Bear.

The family suggests donations in her memory to the Alzheimer's Respite Program, One Reeds Way, New Castle, DE 19720.

Arrangements are by Michael J. Ambruso Funeral Director Inc., Dover.