Isabel M. Shea

Isabel M. Shea, age 85, of Fairfield, beloved wife of the late Robert P. Shea, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Born in Chicago, IL, the daughter of the late Lester and Mae Stenson Smith, she was raised in Chicago and had been a Fairfield resident for the last 50 years. She married her husband Robert in 1957 and raised their five children. Isabel worked for 30 years as a clerk in the Fairfield Probate Court where she developed many friendships during her career. Active in scouting, she was a Cub Scout den mother and a Boy Scout troop leader. Isabel wrote for the Fairfield Citizen News under the pen name Glory Oski. She loved traveling, visiting most of Europe with her husband and the Notre Dame travel group. Isabel was often seen enjoying her long walks on Brookside Drive and Mill Plain Road. She was an active parishioner of St. Pius X Church, her spiritual home since moving to Fairfield. Survivors include her five beloved children and their spouses, Joseph Shea and his wife Dee, Maureen Sara and her husband Wayne, Robert Shea and his wife Linda, Barbara Ezepchick and her husband William, and Michael Shea and his wife Rochelle; a sister, Virginia Karwoski; 14 grandchildren: Stephanie, James and Jodie Shea; Daniel, Megan, Brian, Lauren and Timothy Sara; Alison Shea Langeveld and her husband Dirk, Carolyn and Bobby Shea; Amy and Sara Ezepchick; and Micaella Tiglao; a great-granddaughter, Grace Shea; several nieces and nephews; and three cats who she loved like children: Sassy, Tiny and Tigger. In addition to her husband Robert, she was predeceased by two brothers, Raymond and John Nelligan. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, March 21, 2016, at 10:00 a.m., meeting directly at St. Pius X Church, 834 Brookside Drive, Fairfield. Interment will follow in St. Michael's Cemetery, Stratford. Friends may call Sunday from 2-6 p.m. in the Spear-Miller Funeral Home, 39 South Benson Road, Fairfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Robert P. Shea Scholarship Fund at Notre Dame High School, 220 Jefferson Street, Fairfield, CT 06825, or to Operation Hope, 636 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824. For information or to sign an online guest register, please visit www.SpearMillerFuneralHome.com