Eva
Eva Catherine Shirey
d. December 20, 2001
Eva Catherine Shirey, 95, of Columbus died Thursday, December 20 at Columbus Community Hospital. Funeral service will be held on Friday December 28 at St. John the Baptist Church in New Haven, IN. Visitation will be on Sunday December 23 from 2-6 pm at McKown Funeral Home with a vigil service set for 4 pm with Rev. Joseph A. Miksch officiating. Interment will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery in New Haven.
Eva was born January 24, 1906 in St. Mary's, Nebraska to Charles and Catherine (Haferland) Magsamen. She grew up in Pierce and worked at the Immaculata Monastery in Norfolk. In 1937 she married Elmer Shirey. The couple lived in Fort Wayne, IN where she was a homemaker. After her husband retired they moved to Wildwood, Fl where she lived for 42 years. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Wildwood. She was a past member of Barracks 3426 Women's Auxiliary, Wildwood Homemakers Club, Wildwood Garden Club, and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Women's Council.
Survivors include one sister, Catherine Herchenbach of Columbus and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, seven brothers, and four sisters.
Memorials are suggested to St. Isidore Church or St. Vincent de Paul Church in Wildwood, Fl.
Eva was born January 24, 1906 in St. Mary's, Nebraska to Charles and Catherine (Haferland) Magsamen. She grew up in Pierce and worked at the Immaculata Monastery in Norfolk. In 1937 she married Elmer Shirey. The couple lived in Fort Wayne, IN where she was a homemaker. After her husband retired they moved to Wildwood, Fl where she lived for 42 years. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Wildwood. She was a past member of Barracks 3426 Women's Auxiliary, Wildwood Homemakers Club, Wildwood Garden Club, and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Women's Council.
Survivors include one sister, Catherine Herchenbach of Columbus and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, seven brothers, and four sisters.
Memorials are suggested to St. Isidore Church or St. Vincent de Paul Church in Wildwood, Fl.
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