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Obituary for Elizabeth Tarby Benner (Tarby)

Elizabeth Tarby  Benner (Tarby)
WOODBRIDGE, CT: Elizabeth Hazel (Tarby) Benner, 96, widow of William R. Benner, Jr. and a 68 year resident of Woodbridge, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at Saint Raphael’s Hospital after being evacuated from CT Hospice in Branford due to Hurricane Sandy. She was born April 16, 1916 in Jersey City, NJ, daughter of the late Anna (Korin) and Leon Tarby. Elizabeth is survived by a son, Ronald R. Benner and his wife Patty of Seymour; 6 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, four great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a daughter, Debbie Painter; two sons-in-law, Carlton Burgess Seybolt, and Edward Painter, Jr.; a sister, Mary Dzubina; and six brothers, John, Peter, Theodore, Walter, George, and Louis Tarby. She believed that she was the last living member of her Seymour High School Graduation Class of 1933. Betty was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church, Seymour, and until recently was a very active member of the Altar Guild and Prayer Shawl Ministry there. A memorial service and burial will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church, 91 Church Street, Seymour on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 11 am. At her request there are no calling hours, and in lieu of flowers she requested donations to Seymour Trinity Church. Arrangements are in care of the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home, 161 W. Church St., Seymour. To share a memory please only go to www.hullfh.com

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