OBITUARY: Carol A. (Dempsey) Shannon, Mitchell County, Iowa


                     Carol A. (Dempsey) Shannon

[ Mitchell County Press-news online -- Posted July 24, 2002 ]


Carol Ann (Dempsey) Shannon, 42, of 609 S. Massachusetts, died Thursday
(July 18, 2002) at Muse Norris Hospice in Mason City. 

A funeral Mass was held Monday July 22, 2002 at St. Joseph Catholic Church,
Mason City, with Rev. Carl A. Ries, officiating.

Interment was at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City. 

The family requests memorials be directed to the Carol A. Shannon Memorial
Fund or North Iowa Mercy Cancer Center in Mason City. 

Carol Ann Shannon was born April 17, 1960 at Osage, a daughter of John
and Janice (Markham) Dempsey. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Schools
and was a 1978 graduate of Newman High School, in Mason City.

She married Daniel A. Shannon on July 24, 1982 at Mason City. 

Carol was employed at North Iowa Mercy Medical Center, Mason City for
several years, and for the past six years she worked at Forest Park
Pharmacy. 

She enjoyed cooking, gardening, reading and walks in nature.  She was a
member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mason City. 

Carol is survived by her husband Daniel Shannon, daughter Errin Shannon,
and son Nate Shannon all of Mason City; parents John and Jan Dempsey of
Osage; brother Mark Dempsey and his wife Coni of Mason City; two sisters,
Laura Medlin and her husband Rick of Colorado Springs, CO, and Anne Ladner
and her husband Chris of Little Rock, AR; mother in law Marilyn Shannon of
Mason City; paternal grandmother Frances Dempsey of Elma; maternal
grandmother Shirley Markham of Osage; brothers and sisters in law Thomas
James Shannon and his wife Marian of Detroit, MI; Michael Shannon and
his wife Susan of Mason City; Stephen Shannon and his wife Sheila, of
Mason City; Patty Theiss and her husband David of Clear Lake; Matthew
Shannon and his wife Colleen of Oelwein; Susan Shannon Johnson and her
husband David of St. Paul, MN; many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and
cousins. 

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather Ronald Dempsey; her
maternal grandfather Glenn Markham; and her father-in-law James T. Shannnon.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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