Mary Ellen Shedivy

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Mary Ellen Shedivy, 85, of Prairie du Chien, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Oct. 25, after a brief illness. 

She was born May 22, 1931, in Rolling Ground, the daughter of Clair and Anna (Wall) Craig. She graduated from Aquinas High School and went on to graduate from La Crosse Teachers College. Mary returned to Rolling Ground to teach at the Bear Creek School. 

She married Lawrence “Rockie” Shedivy on June 10, 1953, at St. Phillip’s Church in Rolling Ground. Together she and her husband owned and operated Shedivy’s Agri-Service for many years until their retirement. Rockie preceded her in death on Sept. 14, 1998. Mary was a devout and active member of St. Gabriel’s Parish in Prairie du Chien. 

She is survived by her children, Gary (Toni), of Prairie du Chien, Greta (Jim) Donlon, of McGregor, Iowa, Gloria (Larry) Larson, of Port Washington, Eugene (Sandi) of White Bear Lake, Minn., Carla (Sam Hokin) Shedivy, of Santa Fe, N.M., Carl (Denise), of La Crosse, Joani (Christopher Watts) Shedivy, of Vinon Sur Verdon, France, Greg (Mara), of Mt. Horeb, David (Susan) of Rochester, Minn., and Scott (Paula) of Prairie du Chien; her brothers John Craig, of Woodruff, and Dan Craig, of Cary, N.C.; sisters-in-law Mary T. Shedivy, of Prairie du Chien, and Myrt Craig, of La Crosse; brother-in-law Clifford Ray of Prairie du Chien; 26 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her brothers and sisters-in-law, Clair (Rose), Bill, Pauline and Mary G. Craig; along with a grandson Seth Donlon.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. at St. Gabriel’s Church of the Holy Family Parish, Rev. Nils de Jesus Hernandez officiating, with burial in the Calvary Cemetery both in Prairie du Chien. Friends may call on Friday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Garrity Funeral Home in Prairie du Chien where there will be a wake scripture at 7:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred, and will be distributed to some of Mary’s favorite charities. 

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