Joseph Clement "Clemie" Cheseldine, 95, of Avenue died peacefully on November 4, 2011, at his residence. Clemie was born on July 16, 1916 in Avenue. He was the son of the late Richard Benjamin Cheseldine and Agnes Gwennette Bowles Cheseldine.

He was preceded in death by his son, Bill Cheseldine and his siblings Audrey Emery and Melvin Cheseldine.

He is survived by his wife, Marguerite Hayden Cheseldine, whom he married 71 years ago, his daughters Mary Henderson, California, Md., and Rose Davis,(Danny) Hollywood, Md., eight grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren plus one to arrive in the spring and two great great grandchildren.

He is survived by sisters, Linnie Knott, Chaptico, Md. and Marie Graves, Avenue, Md.

Since his youth Clemie made his living working on the water. He was a lifelong waterman who very much enjoyed his work. Clemie was honored by the Seventh District Optimist Club as the First Annual Ancient Order of the Waterman recipient. He was a member of the Watermen's Association He loved his family, he loved to work and he loved good food and music. He was a great story teller. He always enjoyed entertaining friends and family. He had a great sense of humor. He was kind and generous to anyone he knew was in need. In his later years he started building model boats and carving ducks. He donated a lot of them to different organizations for fundraisers.

Family will receive friends for Clemie's Life Celebration on Monday, November 7, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Holy Angels Catholic Church, 21340 Colton Point Road, Avenue Maryland. Prayers will be recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at the Holy Angels Church. Interment will follow in the Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.

Serving as pallbearers will be Danny Davis, Johnny Cheseldine, Gary Cheseldine, Dale Anderson, Ben Harding, Billy Harding and Mason Cheseldine. Honoree pallbearers will be the grandchildren and great-grand children.

Memorial contributions may be made to the 7th District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 or ACTS, P.O. Box 54, Bushwood, MD 20618.

Arrangements by Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.