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Anne Elizabeth Whetstone
Service Date: 5/22/2013
Graveside Service
Annie was born and raised in the Main Line area of the Philadelphia suburbs. She believed that she had been an artist for as long as she can remember. Reminiscing about her childhood, she recounted how she came upon an oil artist's box in the attic and opened it with excitement. The vivid colors and the smell of turpentine and linseed oil took over her spirit and that was the beginning of her life long love affair with art. She began her formal training at The Lincoln Art School in Philadelphia.going on to develop and master her own creative styles and techniques for the renditions she's created. She moved to the coast of New Jersey and continued her private studies in association with the local Art League. Through the years, Annie exhibited her works in countless local and national art exhibitions. Over the years, Annie took time out for her family. Living so close to the shore, she took her children to the beach nearly everyday, along with a wonderful packed lunch. She explained, "The lunch was of great importance. It kept us together at the beach." The family could spend hours playing, swimming, and building sand castles. And Annie could paint as the kids played. Her works have become renowned for their seascapes inhabited by beach loving children and mothers.
She was influenced by the modern school of impressionism. Her paintings reflect her associations with life. She loved children and nature. The simplicity of children inter-playing and the peacefulness associated with the sand and water touches the deepest areas of her creativity. She was so un-frightened by colors, the purples and blues and crimsons all intermingle creating a blend of brush strokes that dance from child to child. When she painted Garden Scenes the flowers and her subjects seemed to jump right off the canvas. If one stands and looks at her work, they will soon become infatuated with the rhythms of brush strokes and colors that dance across the canvas. In an all too mundane world of fast foods and ATM's it is a pleasure to be caught up in the magic world of her art.
When you enter an exhibit area you are automatically drawn to her work. This is a true test of a professional artist. The professional artist carries the feeling of their innermost emotions on canvas. Annie explored color and perfected a technique. Her garden was her special place where she spent time with her perennials, foxglove, hollyhocks, turning her Garden Scenes canvas into a magical potion for the spirit. She worked with oils and acrylics. More recently her work has been sought after by private collectors. She was commissioned by art collectors to paint custom paintings of their grandchildren frolicking on the beaches. All of Annie's paintings are originals. She did not want to ruin the special meaning of each painting. She chose not to commercialize having prints made. All of her work are studio originals. Member of the Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, New Jersey The Guild Hall of East Hampton, Long Island, New York
Annie is survived by John D. Whetstone and daughter Amy Haeberlein (George); grandchildren Emily Anne, Grace Elizabeth, George Remmington, Joseph Hilton Joshua Whetstone, Katie Novelli, Rebecca Sholtis, and Mark Whetstone; as well as five beautiful Great-Grandchildren.
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Ruben Humberto Munoz Hernandez
Service Date: 5/18/2013
Graveside Service
Munoz-Hernandez, Ruben Humberto, 72 of Gracias, Lempira, Honduras, died Thursday, May 16th, 2013 at his son's residence in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The son of Joaquin Munoz and Rosario Hernandez, Ruben attended Ramon Rosa high school in Gracias and the National Autonomous University of Honduras in Tegucigalpa. He obtained a law degree and held the title of "Abogado y Notario." He had a stellar career as a practicing attorney, starting as a government prosecutor and later becoming Chief General Counsel at Standard Fruit De Honduras, S.A. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc.), a position that he held for more than two decades. He was nominated by President Carlos Roberto Reina to the Supreme Court of Honduras in 1994 and held this post for several years. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother Jose Joaquin. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Maria Salome, sons Ruben Humberto (Anna Mazurkiewicz-Munoz) and Juan Antonio (Yira Maria Munoz), and grandchildren Emilia, Nicolas, Klara and Lucia. Graveside Service and interment, at 10 a.m. Saturday May 18, 2013, are at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004. Arrangements by Bringhurst Funeral Home.
Rubén Humberto, 72, nacido en Gracias, Lempira, Honduras, falleció el jueves 16 de mayo del 2013 en la residencia de su hijo en Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hijo de Joaquín Muñoz y Rosario Hernández, Rubén Humberto fue alumno del Colegio Ramón Rosa en Gracias y egresó de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras en Tegucigalpa con una licenciatura en derecho. Luego obtuvo el título de Abogado y Notario y se desempeñó como tal en una larga y exitosa carrera que inició como procurador y culminó como gerente general del departamento legal de la Standard Fruit De Honduras, S.A. (compañía subsidiaria de la Dole Food Company, Inc.), cargo en el que se desempeñó por más de dos décadas. En 1994 fue nominado por el entonces Presidente de la República Carlos Roberto Reina como Magistrado Suplente de la Corte Suprema de Justicia. Lo preceden en muerte sus padres, y su hermano José Joaquín y sus apesarados deudos incluyen a su abnegada esposa María Salomé (con quien estuvo casado por 42 años), sus hijos Rubén Humberto (Anna Mazurkiewicz-Muñoz) y Juan Antonio (Yira María Muñoz), y nietos Emilia, Nicolás, Klara y Lucía. Los servicios fúnebres y el entierro se llevaran a cabo, a las 10 a.m. el sábado 18 de mayo, en el cementerio West Laurel Hill, 225 Belmont Avenue, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Bringhurst Funeral Home.
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Dorothy M. Derr
Service Date: 5/15/2013
Funeral Ceremony
My mother, born Dorothy Crockett,was the oldest of 2 sisters, her other sister, Marion Crockett. she was married twice, had one daughter, Elizabeth Sites, 2 grand daughters,Mary Sites and Pat Sites,and one great grandchild, Xavier. She was beloved by all and will be missed. She rests with her first husband Maurice Lehtonen
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Nicholas Biddle Jr.
Service Date: 5/11/2013
Memorial Service
BIDDLE, NICHOLAS, JR., 95, passed away Fri. Apr. 26, 2013 in his home in Gladwyne, PA. He was born Aug, 4, 1917, in Jamestown, RI to the late Nicholas Biddle and the late Sarah Lippincott Biddle. He is predeceased by his sister Joanna Biddle (Mrs. Lewis Johnson) and his brother John Scott Biddle. He is survived by his wife of 72 years Mary Hopkins Biddle; 4 children: Charlotte Hopkins Biddle; Nicholas Biddle III (Linda Erle); Elaine Biddle Whitman (Bradford F.); Lydia Biddle Thomas; his sister Sarah Lee Biddle (Mrs. William S. Stokes), his brother Wharton Biddle, 5 grandchildren; and 4 great grandchildren. Memorial Services will be held Sat. May 11, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 1325 Montgomery Ave. Wynnewood, PA 19096. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Fort Mifflin on the Delaware, Fort Mifflin Road, Philadelphia, PA 19153. Arr. by BRINGHURST FUNERAL HOME AT WEST LAUREL HILL CEMETERY.
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