Sheila A. (Sullivan) Foley

Sheila A. (Sullivan) Foley, passed away peacefully at home in Milton, surrounded by her family, Tuesday December 27, 2011.  She is survived by her husband Lawrence H. Foley, her children Lawrence and his wife Kimberly of Milton, Joanne Luca and her husband Chris of Milton, Sean and his wife Melissa of Braintree and Shelagh O’Brien and her husband Chris of Milton.  She was beloved Nanee to 12 grandchildren – Meghan, Emma and Ashley Foley, Jack and Bobby Luca, Taylor, Sheila, Seamus and Charlotte Foley and Ciara, Mairead and Braeden O’Brien.  Sister of Joan McLucas and her husband David of Winchester, Maureen O’Neil and her husband Charles of Orlando, FL and the late Eileen Leary.  Also survived by many nieces and nephews.  She grew up in Cambridge, graduated from Matignon High School and The Chandler School.  She was a volunteer at Friends of the Unborn in Quincy and a Eucharistic Minister at St. Elizabeth Church.  She was a wife, mother and grandmother who was dedicated to her family.  She loved the beaches of Cape Cod and Marshfield, celebrating her family’s Irish heritage and taking her grandkids for ice cream.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in St. Elizabeth Church, Reedsdale Road at Randolph Avenue, Milton, Saturday, December 31 at 10:00 AM.  Relatives and friends invited.  Visiting hours in the Dolan Funeral Home, 1140 Washington Street, DORCHESTER LOWER MILLS Friday 4-8 PM.  Interment Milton Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Friends of the Unborn, PO Box 692246, Quincy, MA 02269.