Evelyn Litke Obituary

Hampton,CT ... Evelyn (Kershaw) Litke, 89, formerly of Whitinsville, MA, and Weekapaug, RI, died Monday, January 30, in Windham Hospital, Willimantic. Her husband, Arthur W. Litke, died in 1994. She is survived by a son, William J. Litke, and his wife, Joanne Zannella-Litke, of Hampton; and two granddaughters, Megan E. Zannella-Litke, of Somerville, MA, and Catherine S. Zannella-Litke, of Hampton. Mrs. Litke was born , September 11, 1916, in Whitinsville, daughter of John and Edith (Bradbury) Kershaw, and lived there until moving to Weekapaug in 1963. She lived in Melbourne, FL, and Plainfield, CT, before returning to Whitinsville in 1994. She moved to Hampton in 2005. She was a graduate of Northbridge High School and Becker Junior College, Worcester, MA. She was a receptionist in the office of Dr. Cluxton, in Westerly, RI for several years, and previously was a bookkeeper at the former Whitin Machine Works. She loved the beach and ocean, and she was an accomplished painter.

Following cremation, burial, in Pine Grove Cemetery, Whitinsville, will be private. Calling Hours will be 6-8 PM, Thursday, February 2, in the Carr Funeral Home, 24 Hill Street, Whitinsville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Whitinsville Retirement Home, 10 Chestnut Street, Whitinsville, MA, 01588. (www.carrfuneralhome.com)