Heidelore Shea Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mrs. Heidelore Shea of Fairfax Station, Virginia, passed away peacefully on 15 May 2019, at HarborChase, Woodbridge, Virginia, in her 80th year. Heidi, as she was known, was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on 24 December 1939, to Erich and Theresa Jaeckel, and spent her post-war years in Nelson, Lancashire, England. She returned to Germany in the 1950s and began working for the U.S. Air Force as a translator in Wiesbaden. It was there that she met her adoring husband, Captain (later Brigadier General) William L. Shea. They were soon married in Wiesbaden on 15 January 1960. A year later, their first child, Michael, was born. After being stationed in Oberammergau, they moved to Ft Leavenworth, where their second child, Steven, was born. Army life sent them to Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Missouri, and the Netherlands. They eventually settled in Springfield, and later Fairfax Station, where they started U.S. Realty Associates, Inc., for which Heidi was the Principal Broker. She was predeceased by her husband; and is survived by her sons, Michael (and his wife, Tina), of Richmond, and Steven (and his wife, Maria), of Manassas; her sisters, Gitti and Manuela; brothers, René and Ralf; her grandchildren, Ashley (and her husband Brock), Andrew (and his wife Quianna), and Colin, Caitlyn, Michael, Kirsten, and Sarah; and great-grandsons Eli and Clark. A deep-felt thanks of gratitude goes out Charity Bonsu as well as the staffs of Tribute at the Glen and HarborChase for their loving care of Heidi during her difficult times. A celebration of Heidi's life will take place at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, Virginia, at a later date. “Only one life, a few brief years, Each with its burdens, hopes, and fears; Each with its clays I must fulfill. living for self or in His will; Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.” ~ Charles T. Studd

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Heidelore Shea

December 24, 1939 - May 15, 2019