Nancy Shea

October 6, 1947 - December 3, 2020

Nancy Shea, died December 3, 2020. She was born in Philadelphia on October 6, 1947. She was predeceased in life by her parents, John T. and Mary C.(Hanratty) Shea, her sisters; Rita and Mary, Jacqueline (Jackie), her brother John, and her dear friend and companion Joseph Schwarz. She is survived by her sister Theresa Taylor (Fred) , her son John Walsh (Jaime), her aunt Barbra (Nonnie) Quinn, her nieces Danielle Welch (Gary), Jacqueline Welch (Patrick), Nicole Passalacqua (Christopher), and Brittany Taylor; her nephews; Fred Taylor and Christopher Taylor; her granddaughters Ava, Jayne and Julia Shea, her great -nieces Claire, Elizabeth and Riley Mae and numerous cousins, including Donna Bennett, Krissy Stafford (Daniel), Megan Campbell (Robert), Katherine Bylinsky, Thomas and James Quinn, Marie Campbell Kassab (Lou), Dorothy (Peanut) Adler (Ken), Robert Campbell and dear friends too many to list. She was in the Accounts Payable Department of Garret Buchanan, later Unisource, where she was a valued and beloved employee for 33 years until her retirement. She was treasured and beloved by those who knew her and her loss is a hole in our lives that can never really be filled. She will be missed for her warmth, her wisdom, her giant heart and genuine regard for those around her, her endless patience and good nature, and above all, the deep and abiding love she gave to her family, her friends and to those in their orbit who found a friend they could count on. Relatives and friends are invited to her Gathering on Wednesday, December 9 in St. Francis Xavier Church the Oratory, 2319 Green Street, Phila., PA 19130. Friends may call at the church on Wednesday morning from 9 until 9:45 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Resurrection Cemetery, 5201 Hulmeville Road, Bensalem, PA 19020. Condolences may also be sent to www.dinanfuneralhome.com