She was born on January 29,
1933 in Lakeland, Florida to Grace L. Lamb Norton and Charles (Slim) W. Norton.
She graduated Kathleen High School in 1950 and left to California to attend
nursing school. She soon returned to
Florida where she met the love of her life, Robert V. Sharkey. After dating for
six weeks they tied the knot and proceeded to share the next 58 years of their
lives together.
She became a military wife and
spent the next 21 years traveling and raising her 4 children. In 1971, Robert’s
military retirement brought them to Orlando, Florida and this is where they
remained until her passing.
Wanda enjoyed flowers and
gardening and worked at Walt Disney World in the Flower Shop on Main Street for
several years. Robert & Wanda went
into the entertainment business and opened up Central Casting and Universal
Entertainment. She was an integral part
of the business and always had a compliment and smile for all of the
entertainers she came in contact with.
Wanda loved fishing, the
outdoors and traveling. Wanda and Bob traveled the globe throughout their time
together to such faraway places as China, Hong Kong, Venezuela, Alaska and
Europe. Wanda was such an adventurous
spirit she took on the challenge with Bob to sail and live aboard a 53’ Ketch
and cruise the Caribbean for a year.
Wanda
truly lived life to the fullest, always put her family first, and no one was
ever a stranger for long. Everyone will always remember the wonderful detailed
stories that Wanda shared.
Wanda is survived by her loving
husband Bob Sharkey; Daughters; Danette (Rocky) McMichen, Jennifer Stuart (Mike
Buscemi – fiancé), Trina ( Michael) Day, Son; James (Val) Sharkey. Grandchildren; Jeremy (Sharika) Haffner,
Jason (Mandy) Sharkey, Justin Haffner (Melanie Feldstein – fiancé), Leigh (Jim)
Hart, Casey Mabe (Kara Paul), Jessica Sharkey, Gracen Day, Rilen Sharkey, Colby
Day. Great Grandchildren; Devin Haffner, Tamara Haffner, Jeremiah Haffner,
Trent Sharkey, Travis Sharkey, Luke and Levi Sharkey.
Wanda is preceded in death by
her parents; Grace and Charles Norton, her brothers; JC Norton and Keith
Norton.
Services celebrating the life
of Wanda will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at St. Luke’s United
Methodist Church located at 4851 South Apopka Vineland Rd, Orlando, Florida
32819 at 11am. The family will greet
friends from 10:00am to 11:00am prior to the service at St. Luke’s United
Methodist Church. Burial will
immediately follow at Dr. Phillip’s Cemetery, 5410 S. Apopka Vineland Rd,
Orlando, Florida 32819.
The Sharkey family would like
to extend their gratitude to the wonderful staff of “Hospice of the Comforter”,
“Visiting Angel”, Marcia Quint and the loving and caring friends that have
called, visited and cared for her. Wanda
loved flowers and in addition would welcome donations made in her name to the
Hospice of the Comforter. http://www.hospiceofthecomforter.org/gift
Goodbye Wanda, you were always so kind to me and my family! My sympathies to your loving family, they will miss you so much!
ReplyDeleteI would like to offer your family my sincere condolences for the passing of Miss Wanda. I pray you will find peace and comfort from the Scriptures and the resurrection hope that Jesus Christ holds out for all those who are now sleeping in death.-Acts 24:15. He will restore them back to life with the prospect of eternal life on the renewed Paradise earth.-John 5:28,29; Luke 23:43. Until that blessed event unfolds, may Jehovah God grant you peace and comfort, during this grievous time.-Numbers 6:26; Matthew 5:4.
ReplyDeleteWanda was a wonderful woman & I feel very blessed to have known her & the rest of the Sharkey family for over 40 years. She will be missed by all. Prayers go out to the family.
ReplyDeleteWanda and Bob are the coolest cousins ever. I didn't know you were a nurse maybe that's where I get it from. I will miss you a lot, but I will see you again in Heaven. Say hi to Aunt Grace and Grandma and Grandpa Treece for me.
ReplyDeleteLove you always
Jill Warren Duggan
My condolences to the Sharkey family. I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I hope that you all receive much support and love during this sad time. May God grant you peace and strength as you reflect on his promise of the resurrection for your wife and mother, Wanda. (Acts 24:15) Your family is in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI was saddened to hear that Wanda had passed away, but what helped bring comfort was to find that the Bible speaks of a time when death will be done away with:
ReplyDeleteIsa. 25:8, 9: “He will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces. . . . And in that day one will certainly say: ‘Look! This is our God. We have hoped in him, and he will save us. This is Jehovah. We have hoped in him. Let us be joyful and rejoice in the salvation by him.’”
Also at John 5:28, 29: “Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.”
I know you will still experience pain, grief, and sorrow but I hope that these scriptures will bring some measure of comfort to you.