On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, of Kensington, MD. Beloved mother of Marjorie Geisler, James Shannon, Jr., Karen Merry, Robert Shannon, and Mary Beth Shannon-Neeley; grandmother of Theresa, Paul, Brian, Christopher, Michael, Megan, Peter, Timothy, Shannon, Robert, Jr. Jennifer, Robert, Kristina, Kimberly, and James; great-grandmother of Savannah, Zachary, Shane, Victoria, Zoe, Abigail, Noah, Mikayla, and Nicholas; sister of Dorothy, Jane, Genevieve, George, Mike, Charlie, and the late John, Paul, Joe, Priscilla, and Irma Jeanne. Relatives and friends may call at St. Bernadette’s Church, 72 University Blvd. East, Silver Spring, MD, Friday, August 22, 2014, from 10 to 11 a.m. where Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Entombment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimers Research Center, 640 Jackson St., St. Paul, MN 55101 or Covenant House, 5 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001.