{"id":23413,"date":"2012-09-11T04:54:25","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T10:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retzmemorials.com\/?post_type=case&#038;p=614"},"modified":"2024-03-19T09:27:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:27:59","slug":"raymond-j-jack-shanahan","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/raymond-j-jack-shanahan\/","title":{"rendered":"Raymond J. &#8220;Jack&#8221; Shanahan"},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":{"0":"post-23413","1":"case","2":"type-case","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"fields":{"event_title1":"","event_date1":"","start_time1":"","end_time1":"","location1":"","address1":"","city1":"","state1":"","zipcode1":"","event_title2":"","event_date2":"","start_time2":"","end_time2":"","location2":"","address2":"","city2":"","state2":"","zipcode2":"","event_title3":"","event_date3":"","start_time3":"","end_time3":"","location3":"","address3":"","city3":"","state3":"","zipcode3":"","event_title4":"","event_date4":"","start_time4":"","end_time4":"","location4":"","address4":"","city4":"","state4":"","zipcode4":"","service_status":"public","first_name":"Raymond","middle_name":"J.","last_name":"Shanahan","date_born":"12\/31\/1948","date_died":"12\/29\/2011","age":"","city":"","state":"","full_obituary_text":"<p>Raymond John \u2018Jack\u2019 Shanahan Jr., age 62, of Helena, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2011 in Butte, Montana.<\/p>\n<p>Raymond was born December 31, 1948 in Great Falls, MT to Raymond John and Elizabeth Mary \u2018Betty\u2019 (McCormack) Shanahan. He was raised in Augusta and lived in Helena except for a few years living in the Seattle area.<\/p>\n<p>Raymond was inducted into the US Army in 1970 and served our country honorably in Vietnam where he was a decorated war veteran. After his honorable discharge from the service he had various occupations including Helicopter Mechanic, Carpenter, Roughneck, Ranch hand, and Hunting Guide.<\/p>\n<p>Raymond loved hunting, fishing, everything outdoors, and horses. He loved his family, kids, and animals. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW, and Moose Lodge.<\/p>\n<p>Raymond was preceded in death by his dad, Raymond John Shanahan in 1986, and a brother, Francis (Frank) Shanahan in 1978. He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Mary \u2018Betty\u2019 Shanahan; children, Ray Anderson and Katie Anderson; brothers, Danny, Larry (Phylis), Pat (Valerie); sisters, Mary Ann (Ed) White, Kathy (Ron) Griffith, Tiger Albracht, Betty Jayne, Eileen (Gary) O\u2019Brian, and Mona (John) Byers; and four grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>A viewing will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Retz Funeral Home Chapel. A Graveside Service with Military Honors is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Ft. Harrison. A reception will follow the service at the American Legion 3095 Post #2 on Villard Ave., in Helena. To offer a condolence to the family or to share a memory of Jack, please visit www.retzfuneralhome.com.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/1353113.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":"","event_title5":"","event_date5":"","start_time5":"","end_time5":"","location5":"","address5":"","city5":"","state5":"","zipcode5":"","event_title6":"","event_date":"","start_time6":"","end_time6":"","location6":"","address6":"","city6":"","state6":"","zipcode6":"","event_title7":"","event_date7":"","start_time7":"","end_time7":"","location7":"","address7":"","city7":"","state7":"","zipcode7":"","event_title8":"","event_date8":"","start_time8":"","end_time8":"","location8":"","address8":"","city8":"","state8":"","zipcode8":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/23413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}