Eva M. Shafer, 89,formerly of Middlebury passed away on Saturday June 16, 2018. Eva was born on June 07, 1929 in Willimantic, CT daughter of Charles and Hazel (Jones) Rayhall, and sister to 4 siblings. On October 14, 1948, she married William E. Shafer for 69 years. Together they had a lifelong journey of raising 5 children and being involved in multiple business ventures. Eva lived an extremely active life, from owning and managing 2 dairy farms, 1 in CT and 1 in Cornwall, grocery stores in Wardsboro, So. Londonderry and Jeffersonville, a motel in Morrisville, and clothing store and restaurant in Middlebury. She retired to Maine for 18 years, returning to VT in 2017 to be close to family. Eva is survived by her son William Shafer Jr. of Middlebury, and her daughter Stephanie Adams and her husband Gordon of Milton, along with 9 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 1 great great-grandchild. She was proud to be the foundation of her 5 generations. In addition, Eva is survived by her only special sister, Jeanne Reid from CT. Eva was predeceased by her husband William, her son Vincent Shafer and daughters Janette Shafer and Linda Roberts. Eva was the rock in all of our lives and will be forever missed by everyone she ever touched. Her spirit will always be with us. There will be no visiting hours and a Graveside service will be on Saturday June 23, at 11AM, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Cornwall, VT. In lieu of flowers, donations are welcome to a charity of your choice. For those who wish, online condolences may be made to www.sandersonfuneralservice.com SERVICES Graveside Service Saturday, June 23, 2018 11:00 AM Evergreen Cemetery Cornwall, VT 05753