Charles J. Shannon

Charles Shannon ROCKLAND Charles J. "Charlie" Shannon, of Rockland, September 27, at the Braemore Nursing Home in Brockton after a brief illness, age 85. He was born and brought up in Abington and had lived in Rockland for the past 58 years. He worked as a Highway Maintenance Supervisor for the Commonwealth of Mass for over 35 years retiring in 1985. He worked 36 hours straight during the Blizzard of 78. He also served in the U.S. Army during WWII. And as a young man worked in the Civil Conservation Core in Vermont. Charlie enjoyed his family and friends, gardening, woodworking and traveling. He was the beloved husband of the late Margaret (Dumanian). Beloved father of Lucia and her husband Hugh Crane of Brockton and Karen and her husband Elliot Brown of Sutton. Beloved grandfather of Melissa and her husband Matthew Evans of Whitensville, Roxanne Crane of New Haven, CT and Daniel Crane of Brockton and great-grandfather of Zoe. Brother of the late Mary Shannon, Frances Minnehan, Winifred Johnson, Thomas Shannon, Robert Shannon, Ann Stone, James Shannon and John Shannon. Funeral from the Quealy and Son Funeral Home, 116 Adams Street, Abington on Thursday, October 2 at 8 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in Holy Family Church in Rockland at 9 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Interment St. Patrick's Cemetery, Rockland. Memorial donations in Charlie's name may be made to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, NY, NY 10018 or to the Old Colony Hospice, 1 Credit Union Way, Randolph, MA 02368. www.quealyandson.com