Maria "Gaudio" SHEHI Obituary (1924 - 2011)

Maria Elizabeth Shehi passed away September 16, 2011 in Lake Havasu City, AZ at the age of 87. She was born July 27, 1924 in Brooklyn New York to Alfred and Angelina Gaudio Maria moved to Lake Havasu in 1986 after retirement from Levittown N.Y. She was a Registered Nurse her entire adult professional life from the Navel Cadet Corp in 1944 to her retirement as Charge Nurse in Neonatal Unit in 1986. Even after retirement she continued to expand her nursing expertise with continuing nursing education to keep up her license and knowledge up to date. Maria was a devoted believer in helping family and friends. She loved to travel, meet people, build scrapbooks of her adventures, arts and crafts, write letters and was an avid reader. Maria is survived by her husband Winfield Scott Shehi; her daughter Christina Marie Shehi and her son Randall Scott Shehi. A visitation will be held at Lietz-Fraze Chapel on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with a Rosary to be said at 7:00 PM. Funeral Mass will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 10:00 AM with Father Chauncey Winkler offering words of inspiration and comfort. Contributions are requested to go in Maria's memory to Hospice of Havasu, PO Box 597, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405. Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. Arrangements were placed under the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.