Maiko Cheremeteff

Maiko, The Countess Cheremeteff, 74, peacefully in her sleep on August 9, 2010. Beloved and loving wife of 49 years of Nikita, The Count Cheremeteff, of Chevy Chase, MD; devoted mother and mother-in-law of Constantin and Jane Cheremeteff of Bethesda, MD; Kyra Cheremeteff and Thomas Richardson of Washington, DC; Mother Seraphima, of Etna, California; and Nicholas and Fiona Cheremeteff, of Moscow, Russia. Proud and adoring grandmother of Alexandra Richardson and Andrew Richardson of Washington, DC, and Isabella Cheremeteff and Katerina Cheremeteff of Bethesda, MD. Loving sister and sister-in-law of Zurab and Elizabeth Kobiashvili of The Woodlands, TX, and loving aunt of Gettys and Major Michael Nelson, Sasha (+), Peter, Andrew and Kyra Nelson of Monterey, CA; Henry and Katherine Christner of Richmond, VA; Sarah Kobiashvili of London, UK. Born in Thorn, Poland on March 12, 1936, the beloved daughter of Simon Kobiashvili and Kyra Bakradze Kobiashvili, of Tbilisi, Georgia, St. Petersburg, Russia, and later Arlington, Virginia. She was a graduate of George Washington University and carried out her graduate studies at Columbia University in Near and Middle Eastern History. She completed her fellowship in Istanbul, Turkey. She spoke Russian, Georgian, Polish, German, French, Turkish, Spanish and English, was an avid practitioner and student of the decorative arts and painting, fine needle point, literature and poetry. She served as a guide at the United Nations in New York City and as a substitute teacher, translator and active volunteer for many causes in the many contries in which she resided. Maiko and Nikita were married on October 21, 1961 at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Our Lady of the Sign in New York City. They raised their 4 children and built a vibrant and loving family life in Peru, then Argentina, Mexico, Turkey, South Africa, Colombia and finally in Dublin, Ireland and Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland prior to returning to the United States, residing in Westport, CT and subsequently Blackrock, CT Maiko had a deep and abiding faith and was unwaveringly devoted and beloved of a richly diverse community of family and friends in many countries. An ever generous hostess and volunteer, her deep spirituality, unconditional love for her family and friends, generosity and warm spirit, vivacious intelligence, grace and exceptional elegance and beauty will be deeply missed. Service and funeral will be held on August 16, 2010 at 1 p.m. at Novo Diveyevo Convent, 100 Smith Road, Nanuet, NY, 10954, ( www.novo-diveyevo.org .) Following funeral, family will receive at Westchester Marriot, 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY. In lieu of flowers family asks for donations to The American Friends of Georgia, PO Box 1200, Truro, MA, 02666. TEL: 508-349-2180, www.afgeorgia.org . Contact Marusya Chavchavadze at [email protected] Dorogaya Maiko, Tsarstvoye Tebye Nebestnoe! "Then steal away; give little warning; Choose thine own time. Say not, ''Good-night!'' but in some brighter clime, Bid me, ''Good-Morning!''" -Anna L. Barbauld -Anna L. Barbauld. Arrangements entrusted to Joseph Gawler's Sons, Inc., Washington, DC.