Shields, Christy A.

Funeral services for Christy A. Shields, 51, of Mechanicsville, who died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer, will be 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton. A visitation will take place Sunday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Christy “Chris” Ann Shields, daughter of Leroy Marvin and Ruth Eloise Tenley Ruchotzke, was born Aug. 30, 1958. She was a 1976 graduate of Lincoln High School. On July 17, 1982, Chris was united in marriage to Joe Allen Shields in Stanwood. She was employed as a fork lift driver for Oral-B in Iowa City for 27 years and was past Union Steward for Teamsters Local 238.

Chris is survived by her husband, Joe Shields of Mechanicsville; daughters, Jodi (Travis Galloway) Shields of Mechanicsville and Erin (Brad) O'Rourke of Tipton; sons, Matt (Ashley) Shields of Mechanicsville and Jack (Sue) Shields of Blaine, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; sisters, Connie (Don) Albaugh of Cedar Rapids, Cathy Ruchotzke of Cedar Rapids, Rox (Kerry) Koch of Marion and Barb (Alex) Taylor of Cedar Rapids; brothers, Kirk (Betta) Ruchotzke of Overland Park, Kan., and Craig Ruchotzke of Iowa City; special niece, Lori (Jim) Hannan, along with several other nieces and nephews; and her dog, Ug. 

She was preceded in death by her parents. 

A general memorial fund has been established in memory of Chris.

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