Sheila Mary Morrissey

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Sheila Mary (Crawley) Morrissey, RN June 29, 1922 - Dec. 19, 2012 Passed very peacefully away at the Corner Brook Long Term Care Facility on Wednesday, December 19th, Sheila Mary Morrissey age 90 years. Leaving to mourn sons Derek (Debra), Steady Brook, Lance, Pasadena, daughters Noreen, Prince George, BC, Anne (Bob) Huntsville,Ont and Moya (Randy) Corner Brook. 11 grandchildren, David, Bridgette, Mark, Stephen, Jeffrey, Jillian, Thomas, Caroline, Allison, Kathleen and Deidre and 2 great-grandchildren Bentley and William. Brothers Kevin and William (Grand Falls), Robert, (Kitchner, Ont) and sister Patricia Power, (St. John’s). Sisters-in-law Gertrude and Adele(St. John’s). Predeceased by her husband John (1962), her parents Albert and Johannah Crawley, (Grand Falls). Her sisters Marie Davis (Grand Falls), Colleen Scott (Littleton, MA), brothers Gerald and Harold, (Grand Falls) and her brothers-in-law Gerald, (Gander), William, Frank and Walter Morrissey and sister-in-law Mary Cahill (St. John’s). Sheila was born and raised in Grand Falls, NL. She attended St. Joseph’s in Glace Bay, NS. where she graduated in 1947 as a Registered Nurse. She was employed in Buchan’s, NL as an RN where she met her husband John, an electrician. They relocated to Corner Brook in 1953 where John was employed at Bowater’s (Nfld.) Ltd in the electrical dept. John was killed in an industrial accident in the mill in March of 1962. In 1968 Sheila returned to work as an RN with Western Memorial Regional Hospital. She retired in 1986 as the Head Nurse in the Recovery Room. Our mom was an outdoor person. She grew up swimming in the Exploits River and skating on the ponds. She played tennis as a young lady and golf and Cross Country Skiing in her later years. She enjoyed her flowers and the garden, her daily crossword puzzle and her church organizations. She was a talented painter. Mass of Christian Burial and Celebration of the life of Sheila Mary Morrissey will be held on Saturday, January 26 at 10:30 a.m. from All Hallows Church, Humber Road, with interment at the Townsite Roman Catholic Cemetery, Montgomery Street, followed by a reception at All Hallows Church. Visitation on Friday, January 25 from the hours of 7-9 p.m. from Fillatre’s Funeral Home, 4 St. Mark’s Avenue, Corner Brook. The family guest book may be signed through our website www.fillatre.ca.
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