Rita M. (Shea) Shea, a lifelong resident of Charlestown, died on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011 in Cambridge following a lengthy illness. She was 84 years old.
Rita was born in Boston and grew up in Charlestown where she attended St. Mary's Parochial School and graduated from Girls High School in Boston in 1945. She also attended Boston Secreterial School in Boston. Rita worked at Kemper Insurance Company in Boston for 15 years before joining the staff at The Warren Prescott Elementary School in Charlestown where she served as Secretary to the principal from 1975 until her retirement in 1997. She was a member of The Old Charlestown Schoolgirls Association.
Rita is the beloved wife of the late John J. Shea. She is the devoted mother of Eileen P. Chandhoke and her husband Vikas, Brian D. Shea and his wife Sara, Robert K. Shea and his wife Patricia and the late John J. Shea Jr. She is the loving Grandmother of Bridgette, Maeve, Jeremy and Aidan. She is the beloved sister of the late Margaret Lester and Kathleen "Patsy" Shea.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Rita's Funeral on Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 8:30 a.m. from The Carr Funeral Home, 220 Bunker Hill St. Charlestown followed by her Funeral Mass in St. Mary's Church, 55 Warren St. Charlestown at 9:30 a.m. Interment at The Veterans Administration National Cemetery in Bourne at 12:30 p.m. Visiting hours will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 from 4 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, kindly make a memorial donation in Rita's name to The Childrens Hospital Trust, 1 Autumn St. # 731, Boston, Mass. 02215-5301.