Sheila McCloskey (O'Hara)

Shelia was born in a small town In County Sligo Ireland during the Great Depression. Growing up in the rural west of Ireland, schoolwork, the Catholic Church, faith and family were the the pillars of her childhood. Sheila was a bright, hardworking student and after graduating high school she earned a chance to study at a culinary institute in the capital city of Dublin and later worked at the International Hotel there getting to meet travelers from all over the globe. This experience led to her seeking opportunity in America, the land of opportunity, traveling to the U.S alone by ship in 1957, leaving behind her 8 siblings and her parents in Ireland. Shelia found work with numerous companies in Philadelphia, including Horn and Hardarts, Food Fair and Einstein Hospital, but her faith and family always remained the center of her universe. Shelia was a devoted wife to her husband Jim, whom she met while attending dances at Irish Social clubs in Philadelphia, a loving and nurturing mom to Maureen, Jim, Colleen and Kevin, doting grandmother to Brigid, Jimmy and Fiona and great grandson Rory. Sheila was a longtime Eucharistic Minister at both St Ambrose Parish and later in BVM Parish, where she did volunteer work long after retiring. Sheila will be long remembered by friends and family as a warm and welcoming soul who consistently gave the same advice when faced with a problem....in her soft Irish brogue the answer was always “Say a prayer and have faith”. Relatives and friends are invited to call Saturday February 13, 2021 from 9-10am at the Maternity B.V.M. Church 9220 Old Bustleton Ave. Phila. Pa. 19115. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10am. Interment will follow at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,
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