Fern Shea
Friday, July 5, 1929
Date of Death:
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Age:
88 years old
Visitation
Date: Friday February 09, 2018
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Second Visitation
Date: Saturday February 10, 2018
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Bethel Lutheran Church [ view map ]
Funeral Service
Date: Saturday February 10, 2018
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Bethel Lutheran Church [ view map ]
Burial
Location: Grandview Memorial Gardens [ view map ]
Friday, July 5, 1929
Date of Death:
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Age:
88 years old
Friday, July 5, 1929
Date of Death:
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Age:
88 years old
Fern Shea
The funeral for Fern Shea will be at 11:00 am Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester with Pastor Norman Wahl officiating. Burial will be in Grandview Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, February 9, 2018 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home, Rochester, MN and one hour prior to the service on Saturday at Bethel.
Fern, 88, a lifelong Rochester resident, died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 surrounded by her four children.
Fern was born July 5, 1929 in Mazeppa, MN to Herman and Maude Folkert. She graduated from Rochester High School in 1947. On December 22, 1952 she married John W. Shea in Rochester. John was a retired Rochester Public Schools operating engineer. John passed away February 21, 1993. Fern had a 30 year career as a medical coding clerk in Statistics at Mayo Clinic, retiring in 1985. A lifelong member of Bethel, she enjoyed volunteering in various activities. She enjoyed camping, gardening, needlework, but most important was spending time with family.
Survivors are her children, Lynn (David) Myhre, Bill (Gladys) Shea, Diane (David) Smidt, and Sandy (Joe) Roth; eleven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and 7 step-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in her death by her husband, John; her sister, Donna Bandel; brother, Stan Folkert; and grandson, Nicholas Roth.
Memorials are preferred to Bethel Lutheran Church or American Heart Association.
Condolences
The family of Fern Shea has received the following condolences.
Dear Bill and Gladys, You have my deepest Sympathy and hopes for God's Blessings to be showered upon you and your family. Fondly, Donna A.
Sandy, you and your family are in my prayers. May the love of God, you family and friends surround you. I enjoyed getting your mom over the years. Always such a sweet lady.
Sandy, you and your family are in my prayers. May the love of God, you family and friends surround you. I enjoyed getting your mom over the years. Always such a sweet lady.
So sorry Lynn. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Take care, Cindy
Dear Lynn and family. I join you in mourning the loss of your mom and my friend, Fern. What a delightful lady. I will sing her to heaven in my heart. God loves you and so do I.
God sent our parents to lead us/kids. I strongly believe grandma Fern Shea did an excellent job on it and went back to god. God bless all of us with extreme care as always.
Bill and Gladys, my deepest condolences to you and yours. Be well during this difficult time and remain strong.