Mary Sheahan

July 18, 1936 - June 13, 2017

Mary Sheahan of Smyrna, formerly of New York, went home to be with the Lord on June 13th after a brief and courageous battle with cancer at the age of 80. Born in Yonkers NY, the daughter of Tim and Kathleen Holland, she attended Sacred Heart High School and later went on to work for a time at Bell Telephone. She and her husband Bill were married in Yonkers and later settled in Nanuet NY, where she became a full time mom and raised her two sons, Kevin and Tim. Mary and Bill were well known supporters of Nanuet High School sports, especially the track and field team, where they could be found in all kinds of weather cheering on the Golden Knights. Mary relocated to Delaware in 1992, where she worked first at the Modern Maturity Center and later at the Mamie Warren Senior Center as a receptionist, a job she continued until shortly before her death. She was known at times as “Mama” Sheahan to the friends of her children in high school and college, “Miss Mary” to her friends at the senior center and her residence at Peach Circle, but most importantly as “Mo-Mar” to her grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents Tim and Kathleen Holland, her husband Bill Sheahan and her son Tim, she is survived by her loving son, Kevin, her devoted daughter-in-law Lee Ellen and the lights of her life, her grandchildren Rebecca, Colleen and Kevin (KP) Sheahan. The family would like to thank all of the wonderful staff at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital, especially those at the Bayhealth Cancer Center, for their skill, kindness and compassion in her care. A celebration of life will be held at the Trader Funeral Home, 12 Lotus Street, Dover DE, on Friday June 30th at 1130 am, where friends and family may call 1 hour before. Burial will be private.  Letters of condolences may be sent to www.traderfh.com In Lieu of flowers, Mary wished to be remembered and honored by a donation to the First State Animal Center and SPCA. https://www.fsac-spca.org