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Nellouise “Nell” Shanahan Sherman

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Birth	:	26 Aug 1930 Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	19 Jul 2012 Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Park Cemetery, Lawrence, Douglas County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.9552994, -95.2153015
Plot	:	Memorial Park Mausoleum Sec A Lot 38
Description	:	Obituary For Nellouise Shanahan Sherman "Nellouise (Nell) Shanahan Sherman, age 81, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012. She was born in Iola, Kansas, August 26, 1930, the middle daughter of Thomas E. and Calla B. (Allen) Shanahan. Her family included two sisters and three brothers. Nell grew up in Iola, graduating from high school in 1948. She attended the University of Kansas Medical School in KCK for nurse training graduating in 1951. After graduation, she married her high school sweet heart, Jerry L. Sherman on June 10, 1951 in Iola, Kansas. ... Read More	Obituary For Nellouise Shanahan Sherman "Nellouise (Nell) Shanahan Sherman, age 81, of Lawrence, Kansas, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012. She was born in Iola, Kansas, August 26, 1930, the middle daughter of Thomas E. and Calla B. (Allen) Shanahan. Her family included two sisters and three brothers. Nell grew up in Iola, graduating from high school in 1948. She attended the University of Kansas Medical School in KCK for nurse training graduating in 1951. After graduation, she married her high school sweet heart, Jerry L. Sherman on June 10, 1951 in Iola, Kansas. During her husband's 20-years of service in the U.S. Air Force, they traveled extensively and Nell worked as a both a volunteer and practicing nurse. After her husband's Air Force retirement, the family moved to Lawrence, Kansas in 1972 where she worked as a professional nurse for several local doctors and for the Visiting Nurses Association. Nell went back to college, taking classes part-time as one of the few 'non-traditional' students on campus and earning a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Kansas in 1981. Nell then worked for 10 years as a nurse practitioner at the K-Mart Distribution Center until she retired. Nell and Jerry have three sons Tom (born 1953), Barry (1959), and Fred (1964), and one daughter Penny (1955). Her hobbies included quilting and sewing, and she was President of the Kaw Valley Quilter's Guild in the 1990's. Nell was also a member of District 17 American Nurses. Nellouise was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers, E. Eugene Shanahan, Robert A. Shanahan, and her sister Elizabeth B. Wilson. Nellouise is survived by her husband of 61 years, Jerry L. of Lawrence, Kansas; sons, Thomas B. and wife Marilyn, Barry N. and wife Rita, Fredrick L. and wife Susan, all of Olathe, Kansas; one daughter, Penny Tubbs Johnson and husband Gary, of Arlington, Texas; one sister, Jane Gleason and husband, Jerry, of Aurora, Colorado; one brother, John Shanahan and wife Patricia, of Lake Worth, Florida; nine grandchildren, and one soon to arrive great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be held at 1p.m. on Monday, July 23rd at Warren-McElwain Mortuary with entombment to follow at Memorial Park Mausoleum. A visitation will be held Sunday, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the mortuary. The family suggests memorials in Nell's name to the Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation and Hospice Care." Circa 1940 Census (?) - Iola Allen, KS 201 South Oak Thomas E. Shanahan 49 KS auditor, Iola Kansas City Clerk Calla B. Shanahan 49 IL Wife Edgar E. Shanahan 19 KS Son, magazine salesman Elizabeth B. Shanahan 13 KS Daughter Robert A. Shanahan 11 KS Son Nellouise Shanahan 9 KS Daughter John A. Shanahan 7 KS Son Dorothy J. Shanahan 3 (doesn't state where born) Daughter The Iola Register, Iola, Allen, Kansas Thursday Evening 24 May 1951 Shanahan - Sherman Wedding To Take Place June 10 "Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shanahan announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Nellouise to Mr. Jerry Louis Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Sherman of Wichita Falls, Texas. Miss Shanahan has chosen June 10 for the date of the wedding which will take place at the First Presbyterian Church at 3 o'clock in the afternoon followed by a reception in the church parlor. Miss Jane Shanahan, sister of the bride, will be the maid of honor. Miss Jean McCarthy of Gret Bend, Mrs. Burris Jones, Kansas City, Kas., and Mrs. Ernest Wilson, sister of the bride, will be bridesmaids. Tom Sherman will be the best man for his brother, and the groomsman will be Lillard Parks, and Robert and John Shanahan. Miss Shanahan is a senior student nurse at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kas., Mr. Sherman is a student at Kansas University and is a member of Phi Kappa Rau fraternity."

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Latitude: 38.9552994
Longitude: -95.2153015

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas Eugene Shanahan

(1891 - 1963)

Calla Belle Allen Shanahan

(1891 - 1959)

Spouse

Jerry Louis Sherman

(1927 - 2020)

Siblings

Robert Allan Shanahan

(1928 - 2008)

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