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Doris T. Shellenberger passed away at the Pocopson Home on October 30, 2024. She was 99 years old. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of James and Rose Cummings Gallagher.
She was the beloved mother of Virginia A. Brown (Anita), David Shellenberger (Donna), Susan Morrissey (Kevin) and the late Paul Shellenberger (Connie); grandmother of Jeanette, Samantha, Kevin, Jackson, Stacey, Patrick, Melissa, Jeffrey, David, Andrew, Devon and Taylor; great grandmother of 15. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was predeceased by her brothers Joseph, William and Edmund Gallagher.
Visitation will be from 9:30AM until 10:30AM with a Funeral Mass at 10:30AM on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at St. Bernadette Parish, 1025 Turner Lane, Drexel Hill, PA. Burial will follow in St. Matthew Lutheran Church Cemetery, Chester Springs.
Memorial donations in Doris' name can be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, Jeanne Jugan Residence, 4200 Harewood Road NE, Washington, DC 20017-1554
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Pocopson Home and Willow Tree Hospice for their care and compassion towards Doris.
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