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Jean Marie Sheehan, 96, a resident of Garvey Manor Nursing Home, Hollidaysburg, formerly of Altoona, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday at UPMC Altoona. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late John L. and Mary Ellen (Hand) Murphy.
Surviving are her six children: Louise (William) Markland, James Bettwy, Robert Bettwy, John (Becky) Bettwy, Ruthann (Kenneth) Louder and Joseph (Sandy) Bettwy. Jean is also survived by six stepchildren: Kathleen (Larry) Butterini, Theodore (Kathy) Sheehan, Kristina Andrews, Cynthia (Louis) Cessna, Betsy (John) Penrose and Anna Marucci; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald J. Sheehan; seven siblings: Anthony Murphy, Thomas Murphy, Marjorie Boorman, Mary Catherine Weyandt, James Murphy, Eugene Patrick Murphy and Gerald Murphy (making her the last surviving member of her siblings). She was also preceded in death by two daughters-in-law, Elizabeth and Donna Bettwy; a stepson-in-law, Dr. Terry Andrews; and her stepgrandson, Kevin Sheehan.
Jean was a member of The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, where she was a member of both the Altar and Rosary Societies.
Jean worked at Widmann's Drug Store, as a hostess at Penn Alto Hotel from 1968-76 and retired in 1990 as a teacher's aide at Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8.
Jean enjoyed her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, music, flowers and her faith.
At Jean's request, there will not be a public viewing. Family and friends are invited to attend a funeral Mass to be celebrated at
10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2025, at The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, with Monsignor Stanley B. Carson, Celebrant. Committal Rites to follow at Calvary Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Rose Hill Funeral & Cremation Care Inc., 118 Rosehill Cemetery Drive, Altoona.
Family requests donations to St. Vincent DePaul Society, P.O. Box 231, Altoona, PA 16603; or to The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, One Cathedral Square Altoona, PA 16601.
Condolences may be made at RoseHillFuneralCare.com.