Fr. Albert J. Shanley M.S. died Sunday March 18, 2007 at the St. Croix Good Samaritan Center at the age of 93.

Fr. Shanley was born January 2, 1914 in New Haven Connecticut, to Albert J. and Agnes Shanley.

He was ordained into the Priesthood on December 17, 1938 at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. He served as a chaplain for the US Army during WWII. He served as parish priest of St. Joseph and St. Francis Xavior parishes for 40 years. He enjoyed reading, was a master gardener and an artist.

Fr. Shanley was preceded in death by his parents, brother Martin and a cousin Patty Covert. He is survived by cousins, many friends and parishioner.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday March 21 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Taylors Falls. Interment was in St. Francis Xavior Cemetery in Franconia Township. Arrangements by the Grandstrand Funeral Home, Osceola, Wisc.

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