CLAUDETTE JANE GREENWELL: Beloved wife of Thomas (Jeff) Greenwell and loving mother of Dale, Glenn, Chris, Alan and Stephanie, was peacefully lifted unto God on January 1, 2012 at home after a prolonged battle with cancer. Her husband and children were at her side. Claudette is survived by her husband and children, and twelve grandchildren, Theresa, Patricia, Rebecca, Jeffrey, Thomas, Gregory, Kathryn, Jennifer, Garrett, Sophie, Alexander, Elodie, Chloe and Richard. She is also survived by her mother, Della Anderson, and sister, Carol Fleagle. Claudette was born on February 20, 1938 in Parma, Missouri. She was raised in St. Mary's Ohio. She lived and raised her family in Prince George's County, Maryland. A 1956 graduate of Memorial High School St. Mary's, Ohio, Claudette attended McConnell Airline School in 1957. During her years as a stewardess with Capital Airlines she met and later married her husband of 54 years. Jeff and Claudette married on March 1, 1958. Grandchildren were Claudette's pride and joy. She nurtured and watched them grow for twenty-five years; attending their various activities - school plays, sports, band concerts and graduations. She volunteered untold hours in support of her grandchildren at Ascension School in Lanham, Maryland helping with the music and theater programs. Various hobbies and activities throughout her live included her beloved bridge group of 35+ years. She enjoyed playing golf, camping, and traveling with her husband and children and their families. She was appreciated by her family and friends for her exceptional baking and cooking, sewing and homemaking, nurturing motherly ways, easy going personality and sense of humor. She will be dearly missed by her immediate family and rather large extended family and friends. Visitations will be held on Thursday, January 5, from 2 to 9 p.m. at Gasch's Funeral Home P.A., 4739 Baltimore Ave., Hyattsville, Maryland. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Friday, January 6, at the Franciscan Monastery 1400 Quincy St. N.E., Washington DC followed with burial at Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, Maryland. Additional information and details are available at www.gaschs.com. The Greenwell family is extremely appreciative of the care and comfort provided by the Johns Hopkins Hospital Staff, specifically Dr. Albert Chi, Dept of Surgery and Dr. Deborah Armstrong, Dept of Oncology.

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