Gunther Gustav Schiwy

Gunther Gustav Schiwy of Easton, MD, died on Thursday May 29, 2014, at the University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton. He was 83. Mr. Schiwy was born to the late Erna Blumenthal and Gustav Michael Schiwy on October 14, 1930, in East Prussia. He married Regina Agnes Wittwer in 1948. They moved to America in 1952 with his oldest daughter, Ursula. They lived in Wye Mills for over 40 years before moving to Easton in 1995 and spent nearly 17 years wintering in Florida. Gunther Schiwy came to America as an immigrant worker and aspired to bigger things, by 1961 he opened his own Electrical Contracting business “Gunther’s Electric.” His hard work and perseverance carried on beyond his retirement when he sold his business to his son, Michael, and wife ,Trudy, in 1990. As a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church since his arrival to America, he participated as a Council Member for three terms and aided in the design of the new sanctuary. He was an active member of the Centreville Rotary Club for over 50 years holding many titles. He was a board member for the Queen Anne’s County Economic Development Committee, a long standing member of the Centreville Masonic Lodge # 180 and a past member of the Electrical board in Queen Anne’s County. He was a long-time member of the Kent Island Yacht Club and his legacy continues through an endowment for students at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, MD. He enjoyed spending time with his family, sailing the bay and traveling on his Allied Mistress Ketch, Celestial Navigation, electronics, wood working and loved sharing his enthusiasm for life. He is survived by his five children, Ursula Mosley and her husband John; Irmgard Preston and her husband Steve; Loretta Branch and her husband Jay, Heidi Fleming and her husband Dennis, and Michael Schiwy and his wife Trudy; his five grandchildren, Susan (Mosley) Covington and her husband Kelvin, Jeff Sarvey and his wife Julie, Nicholas, Matthew & Katie Schiwy; five great grandchildren, Chris and Mason Covington, Emily and John H. Mosley and Emerson Sarvey; his siblings, Siegfried Schiwy, Helga Gode and Hani Waetzold; and a brother-in-law, Werner Wittwer, all of Germany. He is preceded in death by his wife, the love of his life, Regina; his grandson, John G. Mosley; and his brother, Gerhardt Schiwy of Germany. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to one of the following organizations: Chesapeake College Endowment Fund, Attn: Lauren Halterman, Gunther & Regina Schiwy Fund, P.O. Box 8, Wye Mills, MD 21679; or St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 368, Cordova. MD 21625. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday June 2, 2014, at 11 a.m. at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12095 Blades Rd. Cordova. MD 21625. Burial will follow immediately in the church cemetery. A luncheon will be provided by the ladies auxiliary at the church immediately following the burial.

Gunther Gustav Schiwy

October 14, 1930 - May 29, 2014