Obituary of Alice Frances (Dolan) Sheehan

Alice Frances (Dolan) Sheehan 98, of Peabody, loving wife of the late John Lawrence Sheehan, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 with her family at her side at the Rosewood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Sheehan was born in Salem, on October 31, 1917, the daughter of Hugh F. and Alice F. (Regan) Dolan. She was raised in Salem and graduated from St. James Girls High School in 1934. She and her late husband moved to Peabody in 1945. Mrs. Sheehan was employed as a secretary at Reid and Hughes in Lynn, leaving to raise her family. Later, she returned to work at Filenes at the North Shore Shopping Center where she remained for 20 years until her retirement. Alice was a loving mother who devoted her life to creating a home for her 3 daughters, and later on she enjoyed spending countless hours with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs. Sheehan is survived by her 3 daughters and their spouses, Judith and Robert Monahan of Danvers, Joann Sheehan–Grosso and Anthony Grosso of St. James City, FL, and Maureen Sheehan of Salem; her 6 cherished grandchildren, Kelly, Colleen, John, Ryan, Michael and Jason, 5 great grandchildren, Olivia, Jesse, Jacob, Noah and Jack; a brother and his wife, Robert J. and Nancy Dolan of Amesbury; a brother-in-law, Leo Callahan of Peabody; a sister-in-law, Ada Sheehan of Swampscott, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings, Frank Dolan, James Dolan, Charles Dolan, Edward Dolan, Mary Dolan, and Eileen Flynn; and her lifelong dear friends, Karl and Phyliss Ritz. Her family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, February 19, 2016 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Conway, Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home, 82 Lynn St., Peabody. Her Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Friday at 12 noon at St. Ann Church, 140 Lynn St., Peabody. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, www.stjude.org . Burial will be held in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Salem. Please visit www.ccbfuneral.com for directions, online obituary and memorial guest book.