{"id":23528,"date":"2012-12-12T09:55:24","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T16:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/retzmemorials.com\/?post_type=case&#038;p=1079"},"modified":"2024-03-19T05:38:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T11:38:39","slug":"elizabeth-m-shanahan-age-95-of-helena","status":"publish","type":"case","link":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/elizabeth-m-shanahan-age-95-of-helena\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth &#8220;Betty&#8221; Shanahan, age 95 of Helena"},"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":{"0":"post-23528","1":"case","2":"type-case","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"has-post-thumbnail"},"acf":[],"fields":{"service_status":"public","event_title1":"Vigil","event_date1":"2012-12-18","start_time1":"3:00 p.m.","end_time1":"4:00 p.m.","location1":"Retz Funeral Home ","address1":"315 E. 6th Avenue","city1":"Helena ","state1":"Montana ","zipcode1":"59601","event_title2":"Mass of Christian Burial","event_date2":"2012-12-19","start_time2":"12:00 p.m.","end_time2":"1:00 p.m.","location2":"Cathedral of St. Helena ","address2":"530 North Ewing Street ","city2":"Helena","state2":"Montana ","zipcode2":"59601","event_title3":"Reception","event_date3":"2012-12-19","start_time3":"1:00 p.m.","end_time3":"2:00 p.m.","location3":"Brondal Center of the Cathedral ","address3":"","city3":"","state3":"","zipcode3":"","event_title4":"","event_date4":"","start_time4":"","end_time4":"","location4":"","address4":"","city4":"","state4":"","zipcode4":"","event_title5":"","event_date5":"","start_time5":"","end_time5":"","location5":"","address5":"","city5":"","state5":"","zipcode5":"","first_name":"Elizabeth ","middle_name":"Mary ","last_name":"Shanahan ","date_born":"07\/25\/1917","date_died":"12\/12\/2012","age":"95","city":"Helena ","state":"Montana ","full_obituary_text":"<p>Elizabeth (Betty) Shanahan 95 passed away from natural causes at home in Helena on December 12, 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Betty was born July 25<sup>th<\/sup> 1917 in Great Falls Mt. Betty married Raymond John Shanahan on May 19, 1945. They raised 11 children primarily in Augusta before moving to Helena.<\/p>\n<p>She was preceded in death by her parents Daniel V and Anna J McCormack and her brother Jack McCormack. Betty also survived her husband Raymond J Shanahan and two son\u2019s Frank and Jack. Her surviving immediate family members are: MaryAnn &amp; Ed White &#8211; Redmond WA., Kathy &amp; Ron Griffith &#8211; Issaquah WA., Danny Shanahan &#8211; Fort Shaw, Rose Marie Albracht \u2013 Butte, Larry &amp; Phylis Shanahan &#8211; Helena , Betty Shanahan &#8211; Helena , Eileen &amp; Gary O&#8217;Brian &#8211; Helena , Ramona &amp; John Byers &#8211; Butte , Patrick &amp; Valerie Shanahan &#8211; Rifle Co. As well as Nineteen grand children, twenty three great grand children, one great-great grandchild, and Three sisters Kelly Troy &#8211; Augusta, Angela Hasty &#8211; Tacoma WA., and Doreen Curtis &#8211; Missoula.<\/p>\n<p>We were able to have a great 95<sup>th<\/sup> birthday celebration this past July in Helena.\u00a0 Many relatives were able to attend including some from Ireland, Ontario Canada and Calgary Canada.\u00a0 Betty enjoyed the celebration and especially the visiting with some distant relatives who made her day by making the long trip. One of her favorite vacations was her trip to Ireland with daughters MaryAnn &amp; Kathy and sister Angela.<\/p>\n<p>Betty was very creative and loved to sew. She made many different kinds of clothes, toys, dolls and craft items all her life. Her family has many items she had made over the years.<\/p>\n<p>She will be missed greatly by her family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>A Vigil Service will be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, December 18<sup>th<\/sup> at Retz Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 12 p.m. Wednesday, December 19<sup>th<\/sup> at the Cathedral of St. Helena with a reception to follow in the Brondel Center of the Cathedral. A private burial will take place at a later date. Memorials in Betty\u2019s name may be sent to the Lewis &amp; Clark Humane Society, P.O. Box 4455, Helena, MT 59604 or to the Cathedral of St. Helena, 530 North Ewing Street, Helena, MT 59601.<\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Shanahan00012.jpg","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":"","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\/23528","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=23528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}