Benedetti, Evelyn; obituary

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

Benedetti, Evelyn; obituary

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.238

Scope and Content

Published in the Napa Valley Register 3/4/04 Evelyn Benedetti, Cotati Died at home, age 82 Born in 1921 in Washington DC, of Native American and Chinese heritage Graduated from McKinley Technical HS and the Washington School for Secretaries Recruited by US Steel in 1939 Worked as a private secretary while taking night classes in journalism, but finances, romance and the war kept her from graduation Married Carmen Pirro in 1943, naval officer He was killed less than 1 yr later while on a Scouts & Raiders mission in Souther Italy during WWII They had a daughter, Michele Fell in love with Gene Benedetti, Pirro's good friend from Cotati. Married him in 1945 and moved west Volunteered with the Community Guild of Petaluma Was stricken with polio in early 1950s Served on the Sonoma County Grand Jury Volunteered at St Anthony Farms, drug & alcohol rehab farm in Sonoma County Survived by husband Gene, children Michele Moss, Bonna Benedetti-Flynn, Donna, Dante & Herm Benedetti, and Gina Benedetti-Petnic, grandchildren Mkulima, Niessia, Ayana, Marcus, Michael, Joanie, Giovanni, Antony, Ian, Sarah, Katie & Coulter, great-grandchildren Kelven & Dante, sister Barbara Shockey Entombment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Petaluma Donations to St Vincent de Paul Schools

Collection

Obituaries

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Obituary

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Announcement

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Declaratory Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

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Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1921 - 2004

Archive Notes

Date(s): 3/4/04

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

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Benedetti, Evelyn Frances Birrel

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Benedetti, Gene

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Benedetti, Dante

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Benedetti, Donna

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Benedetti, Herm

Person or Organization

Benedetti-Flynn, Bonna

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Benedetti-Petnic, Gina

Person or Organization

Moss, Michele Pirro

Person or Organization

Shockey, Barbara

Person or Organization

Pirro, Carmen

Create Date

August 13, 2010

Update Date

May 24, 2023