Harva Lee Sheeler
February 10, 1934 ~ November 16, 2013
Born in Miami, Florida in 1934, died in her home in Vienna, VA on November 16, 2013. Harva is survived by her daughters, Kate Sheeler of Washington DC, Rebecca McGhee of Vienna, VA, and her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Charles Sheeler, Faith Klareich and Jennie Sheeler of New Market, MD. A memorial service will be held in the spring. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Grace International World Outreach, P.O. Box 1952, Laurel, MS 39441, on the memo line write Home of Grace Orphanage in Cambodia
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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Harva has been mom and sister to so many of us that she is truly an angel on earth. Always caring and giving and concerned about others as a person and a librarian, she will now be able to help God sort things out about this crazy world She set in motion. Harva was such a positive and forceful presence , she will always be a part of us, especially the part that centers and sustains us. Simply the best. We will live our lives to honor her.
Harva hired me as a reference librarian 26 years ago. I remember the twinkle in eyes, a marvelous smile and a package of cigarettes always within reach! She told a story about taking Charlie to the grocery store when he was a toddler. His diet consisted mainly of carrots and he had a slight orange “tint” to his skin. A woman asked Harva if he were CHINESE — “No, he just eats a lot of carrots,” and she roared with laughter.
Harva hired me as a Librarian at the Virginia Room of the Fairfax City Regional Library. I was fresh out of library school, and thought I was being hired for my qualifications. Soon I learned the REAL reason she hired me: I met the “height requirement” of being smaller than she was. That was such a running joke that the library’s personnel officer asked her, “How tall is this one?” She taught me so much during the year we worked together. I was fortunate to run into her two years ago, when she returned to her beloved Virginia Room as a volunteer. We had a great visit.
Harva was my adopted mother. She was always so full of life that I always welcomed seeing her at every opportunity. The void her death leaves is forever, but her presence will now be more glorious because it will be without limits. God has called her to live with Him and from there she will continue to bless her family and friends. Somewhere I read “The measure of a life well-lived is not in how much money one has or what possessions they have accumulated, but rather through the lives they touched and the sorrow they leave behind” and this is how I feel. I thank God for her long and productive life, for the love she showed me always. Now she is completely happy beside her Creator. Love you always mom.
I am so sorry for your Loss though I never met harva I am sure she was wonderful and from the stories I have heArd she sounds funny and kind