Mary Anne Sheehan

Mary Anne “Nancy” Sheehan, a life-long resident of Greenwich, CT, passed away on March 4, 2025. She was 93 years old. Born in Greenwich, Nancy was the eldest daughter of Edward and Nellie Sheehan, the sister of Edward “Corky” Sheehan and Ellen Franco, and the cherished aunt of seven nieces and nephews, fourteen great- nieces and nephews, and ten great-great- nieces and nephews.

Nancy graduated from Greenwich High School and from the Greenwich Hospital School of

Nursing. Early in her career Nancy worked as a nurse at Greenwich Hospital, and she later spent more than two decades as the nurse at the Electrolux Corporation in Old Greenwich and a decade as a nurse at Pitney Bowes in Stamford.

Nancy was a devoted and much-loved daughter, sister, and aunt. She was a loyal and devoted friend to her many close friends and extended family members. She was a beloved and caring nurse to the employees at the companies she served.

Nancy personified the expression, “the blessing of a maiden aunt”. Because Nancy never married or had children of her own, she developed close and deep relationships with her nieces and nephews and their husbands and wives, and provided a profoundly positive influence on her family’s younger generations. Many of her nieces and nephews considered her to be like a “second mother” who made them feel loved and cherished. Nancy was deeply interested in the lives of her family and friends, and she was a good listener. Nancy will be remembered as a caring and much-loved woman.

Nancy also had a special place in her heart for dogs, many of which she had throughout her life. During Nancy’s final years when she no longer had a dog of her own, she enjoyed visiting with other’s dogs, and kept photos of her own to remind her of her beloved departed furry friends.

Nancy is survived by her niece, Sue Golden (Mike), of Norwalk, CT, her five nephews, Ed Sheehan (Carla) of Fairfield, CT, Vincent Franco (Dawn) of Old Saybrook, CT, Chris Franco (Rachel) of Old Greenwich, CT, Michael Franco (Carla) of Riverside, CT, and Rob Franco (Sharon) of Limestone, TN, and by her great- nieces and nephews and great-great- nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her parents Edward and Nellie Sheehan, by her brother Edward “Corky” Sheehan, by her sister, Ellen Franco, and by her niece and namesake, Mary Ann Moran.

A funeral service to celebrate Nancy’s life will be held at 10:00 am on March 29, 2025, at St. Catherine of Siena Church, 4 Riverside Avenue, Riverside, CT. Interment to immediately follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery on North Street in Greenwich.