27-Year Windham Resident Didn't Let Cancer Slow Her Down

Obituary obtained from Tasker Funeral Service:

Nancy L. Sheehy, age 62, of Dover passed away Tuesday January 7, 2014 at Hyder Family Hospice House after a courageous battle with cancer.

Nancy was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts on December 5, 1951. The daughter of the late Roy E. and Louise (Frotton) Earley, she grew up in Andover, MA and graduated from Andover High School. She met and married the love of her life, Edward Sheehy, and they lived in Windham, NH for more than 27 years before moving to Dover, NH to be near family. She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church.

Nancy was an avid reader, often reading a book a day. On several occasions she surprised different family members with concert tickets, the most memorable one being Bruce Springsteen at the Garden. She had a passion for gardening and transformed the yards of both homes, which included some of the most stunning hibiscus. Nancy enjoyed golfing with her husband, watching all the tournaments on TV and participated in the Family Golf Tourney at the 2012 Reunion. But her greatest joy came from her family. Once diagnosed, she refused to let cancer keep her from seeing her son get married, the birth of her first grandchild and celebrating with her on her first birthday.

She is survived by her husband of 34 years Edward J. Sheehy, a son Ryan E. Sheehy, his wife Tiffany and their daughter Olivia of Williamsville, NY, a brother Roy Earley, his wife Diane and their children Alex and Elizabeth of Chelmsford, MA.

Visiting hours will be from 5-8 p.m. Friday, January 17, 2014, at the Tasker Funeral Home, 621 Central Ave, Dover. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Parish of the Assumption, St. Joseph Church, 150 Central Ave. Burial will be in St. Mary New Cemetery,

The family would like to thank Dr. Ortiz and the staff at the Seacoast Cancer Center for their compassion and care during these past three years. 

Memorials in Nancy’s name may be made to Amy’s Treat, P.O. Box 2234, Dover, NH 03821 (http://www.amystreat.org), Seacoast Cancer Center, 789 Central Ave., Dover, NH 03820, or the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284-9168.