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Ruth Shaw Obituary

SHAW , Ruth P. On October 3, 2011, Ruth P. Shaw (nee Gartside ). Beloved wife of the late Jack Shaw; devoted mother of Elaine and Larry Harmel, Jacqueline Shaw and Teresa Northrup. Loving grandmother of Nicole French, Jack Harmel, John Pedersen and Todd Harmel. Dear sister of Elfrieda Jones. Also survived by six great- grandchildren.
Friends may call at the family owned Bruzdzinski Funeral Home P.A., 1407 Old Eastern Avenue, Essex at Route 702 (beltway exit 36), on Wednesday from 3-5 and 7-9 PM. Funeral services on Thursday at 10 AM at Essex United Methodist Church, 524 Maryland Ave., Essex, MD 21221. Interment Bel Air Memorial Gardens. www.bruzdzinski.com

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Published by Baltimore Sun on Oct. 4, 2011.

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John and Monica Dunkle

October 4, 2011

We are very sorry for your loss and will truly miss Ruth at the Essex United Methodist Church. She was very special and a wonderful person.

Betty and John Northrup

October 4, 2011

Ruth was a wonderful lady......a one of a kind person........we loved her dearly...and we already miss her.....an Essex without Ruth just doesn't seem to us to be possible. Thank you, Ruth, for adding to our lives!

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