Sheppard, Joan Wilson McKeag Brooks

Joan Wilson McKeag Brooks Sheppard, 81, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 27, at Oakland Cemetery, Manchester. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Manchester, with an 11 a.m. memorial service by the Rev. Michael Manaugh.

Joan is survived by her husband, Kenneth Sheppard of Manchester; children, John Brooks of San Jose, Calif., Betsy Brooks of Golden, Colo., Larry (Peg) Sheppard of Manchester, Susan (Steven) Raab of Philadelphia, Pa., Kathleen (Frank) Kelm of Janesville, Wis., Julie (John Buikema) Boysen of Frisco, Texas and Steven (Mary) Sheppard of Coggon; one daughter-in-law, Denise (Randy) Stone of Manchester; 16 grandchildren, Elizabeth (Justin), Mark, Rachael, Doug (Amy), Emily (Mark), Nathan (Karen), Jonus (Alexa), Sarah, Stephanie (Jeremy), Ryan (Lisa), Angie, Tyler (Kaylee), Blake, Charity (Chad), Tara (Kyle) and Adam (Chelsea); 14 great-grandchildren, Dan, Abby, Kate, Mae, Hannah, Sophie, Elijah, Kapri, Beckham, Kyria, Kael, Cruz, Cash and Ava; and two sisters, Marcia (Willard) Hawker of Manchester and Jane (Jack) Myers of Springfield, Mo.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, John and Agnes McKeag; two sons, Tom Brooks in 1976 and Jim Brooks in 2003; and a son-in-law, Dennis Thole in 1995.

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