Marie Denise Shea

Marie Denise (Commerford) Shea of Norwood, passed away at the Beth Israel Hospital in Boston on Sunday, November 1, 2026, following a sudden illness. She was 72.

Born in Boston, Marie was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Hughes) Commerford. Marie was a graduate of Walpole High School with the class of 1971 and later went on to pursue her education in Nursing at the Henry O. Peabody School in Norwood where she earned her LPN certification. Marie was a graduate of Laboure College where she earned her degree in Registered Nursing and went on to earn first her bachelor's degree and ultimately her master's degree in nursing from Emmanuel College. Marie began her nursing career at the VA Hospital in West Roxbury and later went on to the Beth Israel in Boston on the IV team where she earned her CNRI, and then Norwood Hospital for many years. Additionally, Marie was an instructor at Quincy College where she helped many others on their path to nursing.

Marie was the beloved wife of 53 years of Gerard A. Shea of Norwood, and the devoted mother of Kelly and her husband John Cosgrave of Westwood, Brian Shea of Easton, Michael Shea and his wife Jennifer of Salem NH, Joseph Shea and his wife Julie of Hanscom AFB, and Jeremy Shea and his wife Nicole of Scituate. She was the sister of Debra and her late husband Timothy Brooks, Gail Delaney of Bellingham, Robert Commerford and his wife Bridget of ME, Maryann and her husband Michael Treacy of Franklin, Timothy Commerford of NC, Celene and her husband David Lannan of SC, Peter Commerford and his wife Linda, and Janet and her husband Jason Butler all of NH, and the late Dorothy Collins, Kevin Commerford, Jacqueline and her surviving husband Kevin Penza. Marie was the proud grandmother of Rose and her husband Bill, Holly, Maura, Abby, Jonathan, Stephanie, Katie, Emma, Margaret, Edith, William, and Nolan, great-grandmother of James and Kate, and is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours will be held in the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rte. 1A) NORWOOD on Sunday November 8, from 2-6 PM, and again on Monday beginning at 10 AM, prior to the Funeral Mass which will be celebrated in St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 547 Washington Street, Norwood at 11 o'clock. Interment will follow at Highland Cemetery, Norwood.

Expressions of sympathy may be made in Marie's memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105 or see www.stjude.org