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Mary Sheaof Philip formerly of Winner, South Dakota, died on Thursday, August 15, 2019
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Mary Margaret Peters was born January 8, 1918 at Colome, South Dakota, to Paul and Nora (London) Peters. As a child Mary lived in the Colome area, as well as, Gretna, Nebraska, while she was growing up. Mary was the oldest of five children and helped her Mom with her four younger brothers. She graduated as valedictorian from Colome High School in 1939 and attended Springfield Teachers College. After attending college, she taught school and worked in a government office in Kennebec, South Dakota.
On October 24, 1945, she was united in marriage to Donald F. Shea at St. Isidore’s Catholic Church in Colome. To this union four children were born: LeRoy, Dennis, Peggy, and Marilyn.
Mary was an excellent cook and baker and loved to feed family and friends. Her hobbies included: playing cards, dancing, baking, cooking, gardening, canning, crocheting, sewing, jigsaw puzzles, and crossword puzzles. While raising her family, she baked homemade bread and cinnamon rolls once a week. She did a lot of crocheting, including making an afghan for each of her eleven grandchildren as well as “double-knit” block quilts for them. She loved to have visitors as well. In the later years she especially loved visits with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was a member of St. Isidore’s Catholic Church of Colome and Immaculate Conception Church in Winner, Willing Workers Extension Club, Catholic Daughters of America in Colome and Winner, the Colome American Legion Auxiliary, and Retired Teachers Association.
Grateful for having shared Mary’s life are two sons: LeRoy (Sandi) of Winthrop Harbor, IL, and Dennis (Judith) Shea of San Diego, CA; two daughters: Peggy (Rick) Palecek of Philip, and Marilyn (Pete) Anderson of Brookings; eleven grandchildren: Nikki (Jim) Rhomberg, Phillip (Katie) Shea, Samuel (Kim) Shea, Donald (Patty) Shea, Laura (Chris) Coyne, Daniel (Christina) Shea, John (Allison) Palecek, Daniel (Tracy) Palecek, Anne (Alex) Chmura, Shaun (Jess) Malady, and Conan Malady; 21 great-grandchildren: Emmalee and Andrew Rhomberg, Claire, Madeline, Colin, and DanniRose Shea, William, Joshua and Emma Shea, Anthony and Jacob Torres, Addison and James Shea, James, Georgia and Jack Palecek, Lily, Elizabeth, and Vivian Chmura, and Luna and Leo Malady; one brother Paul Peters; one sister-in-law, Martha Peters; and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband Donald in February of 1988; her parents Paul and Nora Peters; and three brothers, Jack, Gene (Ginger), Leroy (Mary) Peters, and sister-in-law Norma Peters.
A visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. CDT with a rosary and wake service at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 18, at the Mason Funeral Home in Winner.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. CDT on Monday, August 19, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Winner.
Interment will follow the luncheon after the funeral at the Colome Cemetery.
VISITATION
Sunday, August 18, 2019 - 5-7 p.m. CDT
Mason Funeral Home
Winner, South Dakota
PRAYER AND ROSARY SERVICE
Sunday, August 18, 2019 - 7 p.m. CDT
Mason Funeral Home
Winner, South Dakota
OFFICIATING PRAYER/ROSARY SERVICE
Father Gary Oreshoski
MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Monday, August 19, 2019 - 11:00 a.m. CDT
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
Winner, South Dakota
CELEBRANT
Father Kevin Achbach
MUSIC
Cindy Sealey - Pianist
Maureen Palecek - Cantor
“On Eagle’s Wings”
“Psalm 23: The Lord is My Shepherd”
“Hail Mary, Gentle Woman”
“You Are Mine”
“Song of Farewell”
“Christ Be Our Light”
USHERS
Pat Peters - Kevin Peters - Dick Kulbel - Bob Malone
EUCHARISTIC MINISTER
Melvin Connot
GIFT BEARERS
Nikke Rhomberg - Laura Shea Coyne - Anne Chmura
LECTOR
Phillip Shea
PALLBEARERS
Phillip Shea - Samuel Shea
Donald Shea - Daniel Shea - John Palecek
Daniel Palecek - Shaun Malady - Conan Malady
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Mary’s Great-Grandchildren
INTERMENT FOLLOWING LUNCHEON
Colome Cemetery
Colome, South Dakota