Lawrence G. Shea

Lawrence G. Shea, Sr., 85, of Fountain Hill, died on Friday, February 15, 2013. He was born October 1, 1927 in Philadelphia, PA; son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Foster) Shea. Larry is survived by his devoted wife, Alma M. (Dapp) Shea.

Larry proudly retired from the U.S. Navy after 22 years. He served during WWII, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Larry also retired from the Bethlehem Steel Corp. as a Hydraulic Engineer in 1990 after 20 years of service. He was a parishioner of St. Ursula Catholic Church, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society. Larry was also a member of the former Steel Club and current Silver Creek Country Club, the Fountain Hill Golden Hillers, and the Goodfellows Club.

He will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered by his wife; sons, Lawrence G. Shea, Jr. and his wife Debbi of Bethlehem; son, Joseph and his wife, Karen of Danielsville; daughter, Mary Majewski and her husband John of Bethlehem Twp.; daughter, Anne Marie John and her husband Skip of Bethlehem and his son, Patrick and his fianc Kristin of Bend, Oregon as well as his 12 grandchildren, Amber, Colin, Coleen, Sean, Stephen, Laura, Andrew, Kathryn, Maria, Skip, David and Amy and 8 great grandchildren.

Larry had a passion for basketball as a player, coach and spectator and was an avid golfer to the end. He enjoyed his morning workouts with his friends at the Bethlehem YMCA. Larry also had a great love of the Lord. Most importantly, Larry looked forward to spending time with this children and grandchildren.

A visitation will be held at the Connell Funeral Home, 245 E. Broad St. Bethlehem, PA 18018 from 6-8 PM on Monday, February 18, 2013. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 AM at St. Ursula Catholic Church, 1300 Broadway, Fountain Hill, PA 18015 on Tuesday, February 19, 2013. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the church.

Cemetery
Holy Saviour Cemetery
2575 Linden St.
Bethlehem PA 18017
US

Visitation
Monday, February 18, 2013
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Connell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA 18018
US
610-868-8531

Mass of Christian Burial
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
10:00 AM
St. Ursula's Catholic Church
1300 Broadway
Fountain Hill PA
US

Funeral HomeConnell Funeral Home, Inc.
245 East Broad St.
Bethlehem PA - 18018
US
610-868-8531