Francelia Beverly Shanahan

04/30/2006

Francelia Beverly Shanahan, 90, of 26 Saratoga Drive died Sunday at Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility, where she had resided for three years. Born in Bennington, Vt., on Jan. 15, 1916, daughter of Edward C. and Mary Deslaurier Shanahan, she was a 1934 graduate of Bennington High School and a 1937 graduate of the former Hillcrest School of Nursing in Pittsfield. A physical therapist, Miss Shanahan was employed by Faxton Children's Hospital in Utica, N.Y., for 45 years, retiring in the early 1980s. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church and enjoyed knitting, crocheting, reading and bowling. She leaves three nieces, Marilyn W. Sheehan, with whom she resided before entering the nursing home, and Beverly H. White-Corl, both of Pittsfield, and Barbara A. Conroy of Chatham, N.J. FUNERAL NOTICE -- The funeral for Francelia Beverly Shanahan, who died Sunday, April 30, 2006, will be Thursday, May 4, at 9:15 from DERY FUNERAL HOME, with a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 at Sacred Heart Church celebrated by the Rev. James K. Joyce, pastor. Burial will follow in Park Lawn Cemetery in Bennington, Vt. There will be no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Miss Shanahan may be made to the Alzheimer's Association in care of the funeral home, 54 Bradford St., Pittsfield, MA 01201. Miss Shanahan also leaves four great-nieces, Teresa Jean Rubin, Wendy E. Jacobi and Katrina Skinner, and two great-nephews, Marc A. Sheehan and Dean R. White; three great-great-nephews, Joel A. Rubin, Christopher Jacobi and John Rockwell Martinez; a great-great-niece, Astrid L. Skinner, and a great-great-great-nephew, Damon Rubin. She was predeceased by a sister, Madalyn S. Harrington of Pittsfield, and by a brother, John Edward Shanahan of New Jersey.

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My Aunt Peacho as I fondly called her always made time for me. She visited my parents and I often and took great care of me when my mother or father or both were traveling for work. She was devoted and caring with me and years later I would give up just about anything to spend another week with her. I miss her dearly.
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