Rose Mary Merz

1934 - 2020  (85 years)

• Name	Rose Mary Merz
  Birth	17 Oct 1934	Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Gender	Female
  Death	2 Aug 2020	Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa
  Person ID	I361	Peter and Anna
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2020

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Oct 1934 - Harper, Keokuk County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  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