John Joseph Sheils

John Joseph Sheils obituary, Woburn, MA

John Joseph Sheils

John Sheils Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home on Jan. 13, 2025.

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John Joseph Sheils – of Fort Myers, FL, January 12th at the age of ninety-two, with his family by his side. Beloved husband of Jacqueline (Cain) Sheils. Loving father of Carolyn Sniezek, her husband Bogdan of Dunstable, Deborah Sullivan, her husband Daniel of Woburn, Matthew Sheils, his wife Carol of Shirley, and Eileen Sheils, her partner Kevin O'Connell of Woburn. Adored "Grack" of Joseph Sniezek, his wife Melody, Thomas Sniezek, his wife Grace, Christine Finnegan, her husband Kevin, Elizabeth Sullivan, her partner Clayton, Jennifer Sullivan, her fiancée Keith, Danielle Sullivan, her fiancée William and Emma Carabillo, her husband Nicholas. Loving great-grandfather of Cameron, Rhea, Evelyn, Holly, Jackson, and Charlotte. Dear brother of the late William and Henry Sheils, Marjorie Maher and Teresa Huling. A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 11 A.M in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn, MA. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Calling hours PRIOR to the service from 9:30 A.M – 11 A.M in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn, Ma 01801. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in John's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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