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Sheila Cassidy Obituary

Sheila Ann Cassidy, nee Fitzgerald, age 77, raised on the South Side of Chicago in St. Justin Martyr Parish, longtime resident of Elmhurst; graduate Loyola School of Nursing and retired employee of Elmhurst Memorial Hospital; beloved wife of the late Michael D.; loving mother of Patrick F. (Lauren Bauser), Francis C. (Melissa), Siobhan M. and Catherine S. Cassidy; proud grandmother of Michael and Caitlin Cassidy; dear sister of Robert, John (Catherine) and the late James (Carole) Fitzgerald; cherished daughter of the late Catherine, nee McNulty and the late James Fitzgerald. Memorial visitation Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 3:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, (½ mile North of Saint Charles Road), Elmhurst. Friends and family will meet for a memorial Mass of Christian Burial Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 9:30 a.m. at Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, 426 North West Avenue, Elmhurst. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Loyola University Niehoff School of Nursing, 1032 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660. For funeral information please call 630-832-0018 or www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com

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Published by Chicago Tribune Media Group Publication from Mar. 29 to Mar. 30, 2015.

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April 1, 2015

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your
time of grief. May your memories bring you
comfort.

The staff of Rainbow Hospice and Palliative Care

March 30, 2015

I talked many times with Sheila at CBV. When I told her I was a south sider, she told me all about Maria high school. Such a lovely, sweet Lady!
Daughter of CBV resident.

March 29, 2015

Sheila was a thoughtful, kind , caring person. I am so lucky to have known her and happy I could call her my friend. We will all miss her greatly. Carol Cahill

Kevin SanHamel

March 29, 2015

I remember Sheila as my sister Jane's close friend. She was pretty, funny and a warm individual. Everyone liked her, loved her. The Lord has brought her home and to Himself.

Andrea Fitzgerald

March 29, 2015

May our Dear Lord hold you in the palm of His hand. With love and deepest sympathy from Aunt Andrea.

The Gibbons Family

March 29, 2015

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Mar

31

Visitation

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Gibbons Funeral Home - Elmhurst

134 South York Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126

Apr

1

Mass of Christian Burial

9:30 a.m.

Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church

426 North West Avenue, Elmhurst, IL

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Gibbons Funeral Home - Elmhurst

134 South York Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126

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