Rooneys Funeral Home, Alberton, PE, (902) 853-2811
Russell Alexander Shea
1956 - 2021
Visitation Information
Visitation
Friday, November 19, 2021
Visitation Time
2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Service Information
Service Date
Saturday November 20, 2021
Service Time
10:30 a.m.
Service Location
St. Simon and St. Jude Church, Tignish
Burial Information
Burial Location
St. Simon and St. Jude Cemetery
Requested Charity
The Heart and Stroke Foundation
The death occurred peacefully,
surrounded by his loving family, on Monday, November 15, 2021, of
Russell Alexander Shea, of Anglo Tignish, age 65
years. Loving husband of 45 years to Gail (nee Doucette).
Born on February 28, 1956, he was the son of Wilson and
Patricia (nee Knox) Shea from
Anglo-Tignish.
Dear father to Sally (Scott)
Harper, Kelly (Glen) Rayner, Sandy (Lauralee), Holly (Mark) Phillips
and Shawn (Janice). Cherished Grampy to Allison, Jill and Ted Harper,
Joel, Nicholas, Zack and Dylan Matthews and Levi Rayner,
Dreenan Shea, Casey and Sadie Phillips, Chelsey Hustler
(Josh Coughlin), Payton and TJ Collins, Andie and Laurel Shea, and
great-granddaughter, Brynley Coughlin.
Dear brother to Wilson (Mary),
Cletus (Arlene), Gertrude (Ken) Jones, Eileen (Ernest) Gallant,
Richard (Elaine), Louis (Brenda), Leo (Theresa), Mary (Clarence)
Gallant, Claude (Kim), Paul (Sharon), Telly (Bill) Aylward, Michael
(Tammy), and Jackie (Robert) Allain. Brother-in-law to the late Alan
(Verna) Doucette, Sonny Doucette, Cathy (late Bill) Gallien, Jackie
(Judy) Doucette, and Glen (CarolAnn)
Doucette.
Russell was predeceased by his
parents, Wilson and Pat (Knox) Shea, his mother and father-in-law, Roy
and Elva (Perry) Doucette, Brothers-in-law Bill Gallien and Alan
Doucette. He was also pre-deceased by nieces, Karen Shea and
Cherie-Dawn Shea-Metcalfe, nephews, Michael Shea, Derek Shea and
Matthew Gallant, great-nephew, Oliver Underhay and nephews, Ernest and
Clarence Gallant in infancy. He will be missed by his many,
many nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Resting at the Rooney Funeral
Home, Alberton. A public visitation on Friday, November 19th
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A private funeral
mass on Saturday morning from St. Simon and St. Jude
Church at 10:30 am., Fr. Walter Flynn, celebrant. Interment
in the Parish cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to
the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be gratefully
accepted.
Proof of vaccination and ID are required to attend the visitation.
Visitors please enter through the chapel entrance.
The funeral will be live-streamed on the St. Simon and St. Jude Facebook page.
www.rooneyfh.ca
Visitors please enter through the chapel entrance.
The funeral will be live-streamed on the St. Simon and St. Jude Facebook page.
www.rooneyfh.ca