Dorothy M. Sheahan

Dorothy Dot Sheahan, 87, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016, at her home. A Funeral Mass for Dorothy will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 16, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Don Henkes as celebrant, Father Thomas J. McNamara as homilist and Deacon Larry Fussman assisting. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the parish hall. The family will receive friends at Charles R. Lux Family Funeral Home on Thursday from 12 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m. The Vigil service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday. Visitation continues at the church one hour prior to Mass. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Commission on Aging or Maplewood of Mt. Pleasant. Envelopes are available at the funeral home. Dorothy was born March 8, 1929, in Mt. Pleasant, daughter of the late Edward and Clara (Schohl) Voisin. After graduating from Sacred Heart Academy in 1947, she married her classmate and love of her life, Gerald Jerry Sheahan on May 8, 1952 at Sacred Heart Church. Dorothy loved traveling and was fortunate enough to visit 115 countries and every continent in the world. She worked for Sarah Coventry selling costume jewelry, though most will remember Dot for the role she played as Mrs. Claus and the Christmas decorations that adorned their home for many years on the corner of Kinney and Lincoln Streets. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 64 years, Jerry Sheahan; six children, Michael Sheahan of Houston, TX, Timothy (Tammy) Sheahan of Bay City, Kathleen Sheahan (James Minehan) of Mt. Pleasant, Patrick (Julie) Sheahan of Chicago, Maureen (Blake) Yesmunt of Shepherd, and Jerry J.J. Sheahan of Canton; 23 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren and 2 on the way; sister-in-law, Kathleen Voisin of Mt. Pleasant; many nieces and nephews; and last, but not least, her schnoodle dog Pudge. She was preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, William Stahl; siblings, Lillian Webster, Ruth Rakowski, Irene Edwards, Rita Deni, Joseph Voisin, Walter Voisin, and Leo Voisin; and niece, Maryanne Webster.