Ancestors and Descendants of
 Michael Hammes, Jr
& Margaretha Hammen

Rose Mary Merz

Rose Mary Merz

Female 1934 - 2020  (85 years)    Has 352 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Rose Mary Merz 
    Birth 17 Oct 1934  Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Aug 2020  Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I361  Peter and Anna
    Last Modified 20 Oct 2020 

    Father Peter Richard Merz,   b. 30 Jul 1903, Near Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1980, Harper, Keokuk County Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Margaret Theresa Sondag,   b. 5 Nov 1903, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1988, Sigourney Care Center, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1927  St. Elizabeth Church, Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F57  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Raymond Patrick Shannon,   b. 17 Mar 1934, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Oct 2020, Sigourney Health Care Center, Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1954  St. Mary Church, Keota, Keokuk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Living
    +2. Living
    +3. Living
     4. Timothy Michael Shannon,   b. 23 Nov 1960, Keokuk County Hospital, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Dec 1974, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 14 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Jeffrey Gerard Shannon,   b. 27 Oct 1962, Keokuk County Hospital, Sigourney, Keokuk, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F1132  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Oct 1934 - Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Rose Mary Shannon
    Rose Mary Shannon
    photo with obituary

  • Notes 
    • OBITUARY - Rose Mary Merz

      Rose Mary Shannon, 85, died August 2, 2020 at the Keokuk County Health Center in Sigourney, Iowa. She was born October 17, 1934 to Richard and Margaret (Sondag) Merz in Harper, Iowa. She graduated from St. Elizabeth Catholic School in Harper. On December 29, 1954 she married Raymond Patrick Shannon. They lived all their life in Sigourney. She was employed at Coast to Coast, Midwest One Bank, and The Main Street Florist. Rose Mary volunteered for Hospice of Keokuk County and Sigourney Elementary. She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Altar and Rosary Society.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, two sons Tim and Jeff Shannon, sister Burnita Besser and brother Ron Merz.

      She is survived by her husband Raymond "Pat" Shannon of Sigourney, sons Rik (Carol) Shannon of Des Moines, Iowa, Terry (Susan) Shannon of Kansas City, Missouri, Randy (Karen) Shannon of Glenrock, Wyoming, 9 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, three sisters Jeanette Hammes of Sigourney, Marlene Hammes of Delta, Danita Keller of Peoria, Arizona.

      Memorials to Keokuk County Hospice Foundation or St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney

      Cards may be sent to Terry Shannon 4703 NE 84th Terrace Kansas City, MO 64156