Edward J. Shanahan, Jr.

Edward J. Shanahan, Jr., 63, of Beaver, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, December 23, 2018 at UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, following a brief illness.

Born December 28, 1954 in Newark, NJ, he was a son of the late Dr. Edward J. and Winifred (Ash) Shanahan. A graduate of both Winston Churchill High School, Potomac, MD, and Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, Ed was a Regional Account Manager with General Electric Capital before relocating to Beaver in 1994. A letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, Beaver Post Office, for the last 16 years, he was well known on his current route in Vanport. Ed attended Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, Beaver.

Ed will be greatly missed by his beloved wife of 32 years, Joan M. (Lambert) Shanahan, Beaver; two sons, Blake E. (Kati) Shanahan, Patterson Twp., and Trent G. Shanahan, Beaver; brother, James F. Shanahan, and sister, Kathleen A. Poole, both of Gaithersburg, MD; mother-in-law, Odette Lambert, New Brighton, along with many other members of Joan’s family, numerous nieces and nephews, and many friends.

Friends will be received Sunday, December 30, 2018, from 12:00 p.m. until 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. in the Noll Funeral Home, Inc., 333 Third St., Beaver, where a blessing service will be conducted by Fr. Robert Miller, Monday, December 31, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. Interment at Beaver Cemetery will be private. Online condolences may be shared at nollfuneral.com.