Beverly Joan Mercer Shaw, 76, of 96 Ward Street, Wallingford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert M. Shaw. Beverly was born in New Haven on July 12, 1936; daughter of the late John R. and Myrtle L. Harkness Mercer; had worked for Blue Cross in the Management Claims Department for many years until her retirement; was a former member of the Olivet Baptist Church, Hamden where she had taught Sunday School; she truly enjoyed her trips to the casino. Beloved mother of Robert M. Shaw, Jr. Loving grandmother of Robert M. Shaw III and Ryan P. Shaw. Sister of Shirley (Raymond) Hamilton and Marion Buehler. Mother-in-law of Carol Sequino.
Funeral services will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Monday morning at 11:00 with the Rev. Edward Cornell officiating. Family and friends may call from 10:00 am until time of service. Interment will follow in Beaverdale Memorial Park.