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Jane Myer
H. Jane Hamilton Myer, 88, a resident of Severna Park for 10 years and previously of Bethesda, died of natural causes March 13, 2006 at her daughter's home in Severna Park.
Born Aug. 6, 1917, in Whitinsville, Mass., Mrs. Myer served in the Navy during World War II. A homemaker, she was a member of Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church and a 60-year member of American Legion Post 0012.
She enjoyed attending the theater and concerts, baking, oil painting, dancing, sewing and knitting.
Her husband, Dr. Eugene Edgar Myer, died March 8.
Surviving are their daughter, Sherrilee Jane Myer Hendrickson of Severna Park; one sister, Barbara McKenzie of Hampton, Maine; two brothers, Alvin and Roy Hamilton of Whitinsville; and three grandsons.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Friday with funeral services at 11 a.m. at Baldwin Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are by Hardesty Funeral Home in Gambrills. Online condolences may be made to www.hardestyfuneralhome.com.
Donations may be made to the church, 921 Generals Highway, Millersville, MD 21108-2124.
Evelyn Repella
Evelyn Sophie "Ebby" Repella, 90, of Arnold, died of natural causes March 10, 2006 at Anne Arundel Medical Center.
Born June 27, 1915, and reared in Baltimore, Mrs. Repella and her five brothers spent most of their summers at the lake in Shore Acres in Arnold. They all started their families in Shore Acres where several still remain.
She learned to sew as a little girl and continued in this profession until her 88th year.
After marrying Joe Repella Jr. in 1952, she became a Navy wife while her husband was stationed in Philadelphia, Pa., Norfolk, Va., Hatteras in North Carolina and South Carolina.
They enjoyed life in trailer communities. When he retired they moved into their home in Shore Acres and took up camping, joining the Holiday Ramblers and traveling over the United States and Canada.
Through all her years of traveling, she continued sewing. Many people came to her with their sewing needs, from a simple hem to a wedding dress.
She was a member of the Arnold Fire Department Auxiliary and card clubs. She also participated in activities at Asbury United Methodist Church.
In addition to her husband, she is survived by a foster son, Charles E. Tresize of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; two brothers, Arthur M. Jones Sr. of Stevensville and Phillip Jr. Jones Sr. of Shore Acres; and many nieces and nephews, grand-nieces and nephews and great-grand nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 12:30 p.m. April 1 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 78 Church Road, Arnold. Arrangements are by Barranco and Sons Severna Park Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made to www.barrancofuneralhome.com.
Sue Snyder
Sue Vera Snyder, 68, a resident of Gambrills for 20 years and a three-year resident of Fairfield Nursing Center in Crownsville, died of natural causes March 9, 2006 at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie after a 26-year illness.
Mrs. Snyder was born May 17, 1937, in Baltimore and attended Arundel High School. She worked at Rip's Country Inn restaurant in Bowie for several years.
She loved to crochet, play cards and bingo and spend time with her family.
Surviving are two daughters, Patricia Watkins and Cindy Tallman of Gambrills; two stepdaughters, Ruby Sweeney of Glen Burnie and Darlene Hesslink of Gambrills; one brother, Frank Martin Metzler Jr. of Missouri; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She was the daughter of the late Frank Martin Metzler Sr. and Vera E. Metzler and sister of the late Connie Rigsby.
Services will be at 2 p.m. March 21 at Fairfield Nursing Home, 1454 Fairfield Loop Road, Crownsville.
James Weale
James A. Weale, 77, of Sudlersville and formerly of the Annapolis area, died March 12, 2006 at the Shock-Trauma Center of University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore after a brief illness..
Mr. Weale was born Dec. 8, 1928, in Elmira, N.Y., the son of the late Paul and Dorothy Fellows Weale. He served in the Navy during the Korean War.
He moved from the Annapolis area to Sudlersvlle where he owned and operated A.J. Weale Piano Tuning and Repairs for 43 years.
He attended Barclay Assembly of God.
His wife, Madeline Guinane Weale, died in 1999. He was the father of the late Karen Weale.
Surviving are three daughters, Patricia Ottman of LaGrange, Maine, Julie Breault of Norwich, Conn., and Ann Weale of Easton; a son, James Weale of Sudlersville; and five grandchildren.
Friends may call at 1 p.m. tomorrow with funeral services to follow at 2 p.m. at Galena Funeral Home of Stephen L. Schaech, 118 W. Cross St., Galena. Burial will be in Sudlersville Cemetery.
Memorial may be offered to the Barclay Assembly of God, 111 Busic Church Road, Barclay, MD 21607.
Winslow Shaw, retired pastor, dies at 88
The Rev. Winslow Drummond Shaw, 88, a longtime Annapolis pastor and an active member of the community, died of cancer Oct. 21, 2006 at the Spa Creek Center, Genesis ElderCare Network, after an illness of several months.
Rev. Shaw served for 24 years as pastor of the then 500-member First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, retiring in 1988 and becoming pastor emeritus in 1991. He remained an active member of the Annapolis Ministerium and had served as executive director of the Westminster Foundation. He was actively involved in a street ministry, the Christmas International House, a campus ministry program and the establishment of an Annapolis center of the Pastoral Counseling and Consultation Centers of Greater Washington.
During the 1980s he was a commissioner of the Annapolis Housing Authority. He worked on several programs for the county Department of Social Services, including serving on a watchdog team which reviewed cases of adult abuse or neglect. He also played a role in getting the Anne Arundel Medical Center, then the Anne Arundel General Hospital, to hire a full-time chaplain and served as a back-up clergy for the chaplain.
He received a citizen's award from the City of Annapolis when he retired.
Born Dec. 27, 1917, in Albany, N.Y., to the Rev. Charles F. Shaw and Eloise Russell Shaw, he attended Asbury Park, N.J., High School and graduated from Deerfield Academy. He was a member of the Class of 1939 at Haverford College and afterward worked two years in several businesses before enlisting in the Navy in 1941 where he served until l946, leaving with the rank of lieutenant commander. During World War II, he was on anti-sub and convoy duty in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and served aboard the USS Ottawa in the Okinawa campaign.
After the war, he enrolled in Union Theological Seminary in New York City, graduating cum laude with a bachelor of divinity degree. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1948. He was pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Monroe, N.Y., before moving to Annapolis in 1964.
During his active pastorate and into retirement, he continued his involvement in church activities. He served on various committees of the Baltimore Presbytery, the governing body for Presbyterian churches in Maryland. He also was a member of the Annapolis Council of the Navy League and was a charter member and then chairman of the board of the Mohonk Preserve, the largest non-profit nature preserve in upstate New York, where he served for 20 years.
In addition to his church and civic commitments, the Rev. Shaw remained an avid tennis player and received many trophies in the sport. He was an amateur philatelist, focusing on collecting international stamps. His other hobbies were golf, travel, reading and doing crossword puzzles.
In 1942 he married
Marjorie Hills who died in 1982.
He is survived by his second wife, Loraine Wycherley Shaw whom he married
in 1984; two daughters, Barbara S. Fink of Columbia and Judith S. Gilmour of Nova Scotia, Canada; two stepsons, Alan D. Wycherley of Annapolis and David H. Wycherley of Rock Hill, Ga.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Taylor Funeral Home, 147 Duke of Gloucester St. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 171 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis, MD 21401.
Frank Benvenga
Frank Charles Benvenga, 79, a lifelong resident of Highlandtown in Baltimore, died of organ failure Oct. 21, 2006 at Stella Maris Hospice in Baltimore after a brief hospitalization.
Born Oct. 18, 1927, in Highlandtown, Mr. Benvenga graduated from Patterson Park High School. He was a construction supervisor for Benvenga Construction, M.I.E. Industries, Precious Concrete and Priceless Industries for more than 40 years.
He was an active member of Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church; a charter member of Luigi Scialdone Lodge, Order of the Sons of Italy in America of Maryland; and blood bank chairman for the OSIA Grand Lodge. He was a season ticket holder of the former Baltimore Colts football team.
He also was known for having a house full of family and friends, and plenty of food always made his day and put a huge smile on his face, the family said.
Surviving are his wife, Bernadine Benvenga, whom he married
Dec. 29, 1950; two sons, Frank Benvenga of Middle River and Anthony Benvenga of Essex; two daughters, Rosana Powell of Edgewater and Victoria Fuecker of Glen Burnie; two sisters, Anna Ciotta and Dolores Jackelski, both of Baltimore; and seven grandchildren. He was the father of the late Salvatore Benvenga.
Visitation is from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Zannino's Funeral Home, 263 S. Conkling St., Baltimore. A Mass of Christian burial will be said at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Pompei Catholic Church, 3600 Claremont St., Baltimore. Burial will follow in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Dundalk Avenue and O'Donnell Street, Baltimore.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Monsignor Lyness Fund, Stella Maris, 2300 Dulany Valley Road, Timonium, MD 21093, or St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation, 7601 Osler Drive, Towson, MD 21204.
