Mary Angela Kehoe Stern Sheffield

Mary Angela Kehoe Stern Sheffield, 73, of Jacksonville, Florida passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011. She was born on September 20, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio to Robert Leo and Catherine Sarah Kehoe. Mary Angela graduated college in 1956 from St. Augustine Academy, Cleveland, Ohio. She was of the Catholic faith. Mary Angela worked as a bookkeeper for Stern’s Swimming Pools for 25 years and later retired from St. Vincent’s Medical Center. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her husband, Luther Clinton Sheffield; her children, Robert, Mark, Michael (Tammie) Stern, Therese Stern, Kathleen Stern and Colleen (Jimmie) Neal; her siblings, Robert Leo Kehoe, Jr., Bonnie (Bill) Vanek and Karen (Bob) Burtke and Marsi deClairville; her foster children, Andrew (Missy) Corson, R.D. Marx and Diane Gonzales and her grandchildren, Megan Stern, Kaitlin Zenger, Devin, Brittany and Logan Stern, Anaiya Corson and Jimmie Neal, Jr. She will be missed by her many friends and her extended family on the Shine Social Network. Mary Angela was predeceased by her parents and her first husband Eugene Robert Stern. Mary Angela was a dedicated volunteer for many local charities including 26.2 with Donna (Deegan) and Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital and a member of the Jacksonville Herb Society. A Memorial Mass will be held in her honor at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 121 East Duval Street, Jacksonville, Florida on December 28, 2011 at 4:00 pm. The family will be receiving guests following the service at 3818 Marnie Place, Mandarin (Jacksonville). Please call 904-482-0945 for information and directions. In lieu of flowers, a donation to one of her charities in her name would be appreciated; St. Anthony Bread for the Poor, 3140 Meramec St., St. Louis, MO 63118-4339, St. Joseph’s Indian School, 1301 North Main Street, Chamberlain, SD 57325 or St. Labre Indian School, Ashland, MT 59004-1001. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring Street, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043 (904) 284-4000.