Norma Lorraine (Sheaffer) Copado, 80, of St. George Island, MD died January 8, 2007 in St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, MD.

Born October 31, 1926 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late John Mitchell Sheaffer, Sr. and Lillian Adelia Smallwood Sheaffer.

In June 1945, she graduated from Eastern High School, Washington, DC. In 1946, she married Pedro Copado, and moved to St. Mary's County. She was employed with the St. Mary's County Library on the Bookmobile. Later she went to work for her brother at Sheaffer's Food Mart in Tall Timbers, MD. She also worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a part-time Postmaster at the Tall Timbers Post Office until her retirement.

She was a member of the Julia Hall Chapter #107, Order of the Eastern Star, Hollywood, MD from 1953 until her death. She served as Worthy Matron in 1973. She was a Secretary for many years and was given the honor of Secretary Emeritus. She served as Grand Representative to Canada. She was a member of the local NARFE Chapter. She was an active member of the St. George Island United Methodist Church and they United Methodist Women. She was a great lady who loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and anybody else that needed attention.

She is survived by her son, John Gregory Copado, Sr. and his wife Mary, daughter, Shirley Lorraine Copado, granddaughter, Michelle Lorraine Pederson, all of Leonardtown, MD, grandsons, Walter Copado of Pennsylvania, John Gregory Copado II and his wife, Dawn, great-grandchildren, Brandon Copado and Madison Copado of Fort Drum, NY, step-daughter, Carol Wheaton, step- grandchildren, Gretchen Simon and Christian Yops, all of Michigan, her step- granddaughter, Alison Sayers of Ridge, MD, and her Eastern Star family, church family and numerous relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law, John and Grace Sheaffer, Jr.

The family will receive friends on Friday, January 12, 2007 from 5- 8:00 p.m. in Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD, with Eastern Star services at 6:30 p.m. and family prayers being recited at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be conducted on January 13, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in St. George United Methodist Church, St. George Island, MD. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 and/or Second District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, Maryland 20692.