Obituary of Barbara Shea
Shea, Barbara A., on February 25, 2024. Born April 16, 1930, to Frances & John
Sommer of Forest Hills, NY. Graduated from Mary Louis Academy and Manhattanville
College. Longtime resident of Rockville Centre and Elka Park, NY. Intrepid real estate agent, broker, and co-owner of Roxbury Realty, and a dedicated breaker of rules she thought frivolous or inconvenient. Loved tennis, bridge, singing, traveling, gardening, dancing, and garage sales. Enjoyed the occasional cigar and cocktail.
Cherished wife of Joseph Shea (dec.). Devoted mother of Catherine Tangney (Scott, dec.), Joseph, Jr. (Patricia), Peggy Burke (Simon), Ann (Peter Schilling) and Frances Bolitho (Michael). Beloved grandmother of ten. Dear sister of Richard Sommer (dec.), John Sommer and Katherine Hasslacher. Special thanks to the sisters and staff at St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged for their compassionate care.
Visitation Thursday, February 29, 2-4 & 6-8pm at Glynn Funeral Home, 20 Lincoln Avenue, Rockville Centre. Funeral Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre Friday, March 1, 11am. In lieu of flowers, donation can be made to Missionary Sisters of St Benedict (℅ St. Joseph’s Home for the Aged, 350 Cuba Hill Road, Huntington, NY 11743) or Smile Train https://www.smiletrain.org/
In Loving Memory
Barbara Shea
1930 - 2024
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