Sheila Getchius

1931 - 2018

Sheila Getchius obituary, 1931-2018

Sheila Getchius

1931 - 2018

BORN

1931

DIED

2018

Sheila Getchius Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Sep. 25, 2018.
Getchius, Sheila on September 24, 2018 of Islip, New York. Formerly of Port Jefferson Station, New York. Beloved wife of the Late Edward Leonard Getchius. Loving mother of Noreen Fisher (John Kroupa), Patricia Clarke (Daniel), Cynthia Mineo (Charles), the late Helen Peterson (Kenneth) and Brian Getchius. Cherished grandmother of eleven, great grandmother of eleven and great-great grandmother of one. Dear sister of Mary McClafferty and Brendan Curran. Reposing at O.B. Davis Funeral Homes, 4839 Nesconset Highway, Port Jefferson Station, New York. Visitation Thursday and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral Mass Saturday, 10 am St. Gerard Majella R.C. Church, Terryville, New York. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

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