PITTSFORD — Eva Louise Belden, age 80, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022, at her home in Pittsford.
Eva was born in Rutland on August 28, 1942. She was the daughter of Albert and Irene (Alexander) Fish. She grew up in Pittsford, where she received her early education, and graduated from Pittsford High School, class of 1960.
On July 30, 1960, she married Richard Thomas Belden, Jr, in the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Pittsford. Following their marriage, she was a housewife, homemaker, and mother to her three children.
After her children entered high school, she began her career as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at the Brandon Training School until the school closed in 1993. She then continued working for the State of Vermont Department of Health until she retired in 1995. She and her husband owned and operated Memory Lane Antiques in Whitehall, NY, for over 20 years.
They spent winters in Florida for the past 17 years. She enjoyed cooking, was an avid reader, and loved to travel and spend time in her gardens.
She is survived by her husband, Richard of Pittsford; their son Albert D. Belden and his wife, Pat of Rutland Town; their daughters, Andrea L. Begins and Diana L. Merritt and her husband, James, all of Pittsford. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, and several cousins, as well as her beloved dog Bella.
She was predeceased by her son-in-law, David Begins.
A private graveside committal service and burial will take place at a later date in the family lot at Evergreen Cemetery in Pittsford.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in her memory to the Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, Vt. 05763, or the Rutland Area Visiting Nurse & Hospice, 7 Albert Cree Drive, Rutland, Vt. 05701.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Miller & Ketcham Funeral Home in Brandon
