CAHALAN, Shirley Elise 1919 - 2016

CAHALAN, BERNER, LOCKE, EASTON, BURGER, FEY, SWEAT

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 7/8/2018 at 07:37:02

Shirley Elise Cahalan, 96, of Mason City, died Friday, May 20, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Neil Manternach officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Shirley's family suggests memorials to the Good Shepherd Health Center, 302 Second St. N.E., Mason City, or Epiphany Parish - St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., Mason City.

Shirley Cahalan was born July 2, 1919, in Mason City, the daughter of Leonard and Anne (Berner) Locke Easton. She graduated from Mason City High School before working as the Cerro Gordo County Auditor for many years. Shirley married Ambrose "Jiggs" Cahalan on September 24, 1982.

Shirley loved to fish, taking many trips to Voyager National Park with Jiggs. The couple wintered in Arizona, where Shirley enjoyed golfing. She also liked to play card games, scrabble and drive her Ruby Red Cadillac around Clear Lake.

She was known for her quick wit and her sense of humor; she lit up any room she walked into. Shirley was a member of Epiphany Parish-St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Pilot Club, and was often doing volunteer work.

The family appreciates the wonderful care Shirley received from the employees, her friends, at the Good Shepherd Health Center.

Those left to cherish her memory are her nieces and nephew, Cynthia (Jon) Burger, Cedar Rapids, Paula (David) Sweat, Orlando, FL, and David (Jane) Easton, Cedar Falls; a sister-in-law, Jeannine Easton, Mason City; many great nieces and nephews, and her extended Cahalan Family.

Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Ambrose "Jiggs" Cahalan, her parents, Leonard and Anne (Berner) Locke Easton, and her siblings, Lois (Paul) Fey, Jack Easton, and William (Marge) Locke Easton.

Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City; 641-423-2372. ColonialChapels.com

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