In Loving Memory
Shirley A. Eagan
April 9, 1931 - September 7, 2022

ROSARY
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
3:30 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Emmetsburg, Iowa

PARISH VIGIL SERVICE
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
4:00 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Emmetsburg, Iowa

VISITATION
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
4:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Emmetsburg, Iowa

MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
11:00 A.M.
Holy Family Catholic Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

CELEBRANT
Rev. Bill Schreiber

BURIAL
St. John's Catholic Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Iowa

Shirley Ann Eagan, daughter of Raymond and Florence Saeugling, was born April 9, 1931, on a family farm outside of Guttenberg, Iowa. In the early 1940s, Shirley and her family moved to Ruthven, Iowa, where her father (a railroad telegrapher & depot agent) had been transferred by the Chicago & Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad.

On October 20, 1956, Shirley was united in marriage to Richard Leroy Eagan at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ruthven. To this union five children were born. The couple eventually made their permanent home in Emmetsburg.

Shirley was a devoted wife, mother & homemaker. She made everyone feel welcome in her home and became a second mother to many of her children's friends, over the years.

Shirley worked outside of their home, too. She was a Teacher's Aid at Emmetsburg's "Little Red" school for Special Education Students for nearly 20 years.

She also had jobs as a bartender / waitress at the Emmetsburg Golf Course and Hamilton's Lounge. Shirley was also a Class Room Prompter for Iowa Lakes Community College, prior to her retirement.

Shirley was a prolific vocalist in her youth and had a life-long love for singing and music, in general. This was a passion of hers and she passed her appreciation for music and for ALL of the arts, onto her children and grandchildren.

Shirley passed away on the evening of Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Emmetsburg's Lakeside Lutheran nursing home. She was preceded in death by her parents, her three siblings, and by her husband Richard, in 2013.

She is survived by her Children & Grandchildren, Mary Anita Eagan of North Liberty, IA, Patrick & (Karen) Eagan of Mineral Point, WI, their children, Matthew Eagan, Molly & (Mandie) Eagan, & Mary Kate and (Joe) Holter, Timothy & (Dianne) Eagan of Spencer, IA, their children, Colin & (Abby) & Claire Eagan, Marcia & (Michael) Black of Marion, IA, their children, Grace & Gunnar Black, and Keyron Paul Eagan of Ahwatukee, AZ, as well as many other relatives and numerous friends.

Shirley Ann Eagan will be dearly missed as she touched the lives of many people.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home