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Bridget Shanahan Obituary

Shanahan, Bridget (nee Joyce) Beloved wife of the late Sean; loving mother of Betty (Bob Nuber), Kathleen, and John (Cathleen) Shanahan; fond grandmother of Bridget (fiance Kevin) Herrick, and Meghan Shanahan; dear sister of the late Sr. Brendan, Jackie, Mattie, Michael, Nodie, and Vincent; fond aunt and great aunt of many nieces and nephews. Donations to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls 1140 W. Jackson Blvd. 60607 appreciate. Visitation Thursday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral Services Friday 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. at Michael Coletta Sons Funeral Home 544 W. 31st. St. (Chicago) to Old St. Mary's Church Mass 10 a.m. Interment St. Mary Cemetery. For info (312)225-8500 or colettasonsfuneralhome.com Sign Guest Book at legacy.suntimes.com

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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Mar. 11, 2020.

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Mercy Home for Boys & Girls

March 9, 2020

On behalf of Fr. Scott Donahue and Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, we would like to extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Bridget Shanahan.

May the angels lead her into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome her and take her to the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem.

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Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Michael Coletta Sons Funeral Home, Ltd.

544 West 31st Street, Chicago, IL 60616

Mar

13

Funeral service

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Michael Coletta Sons Funeral Home, Ltd.

544 West 31st Street, Chicago, IL 60616

Mar

13

Funeral Mass

10:00 a.m.

Old St. Mary's Church

IL

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Michael Coletta Sons Funeral Home, Ltd.

544 West 31st Street, Chicago, IL 60616

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