Paper: Herald & Review (Decatur, IL)
Deceased: PANA - Dr. John Alan Shiels DVM
Date: June 5, 2002
PANA - Dr. John Alan Shiels DVM, 73, of Pana died 3:30 a.m. Monday (June 3, 2002) in his home, surrounded by his children.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Patrick's Church, Pana, with Father Roberts, Father Spriggs and Father Allen officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Sutton Memorial Home Chapel, Taylorville, with 8 p.m. wake service. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, with military rites by Scott Air Force Honor Guard. Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic School, Pana, and St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Dr. Shiels was born July 28, 1928, in Cowden, the son of Constance and Nadine Frye Shiels. He attended the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine and graduated with a DVM in 1959. He served in the Air Force from 1957 to 1977, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Pana, AVMA, U of I alumni, Elks, Knights of Columbus, Retired Officers Association, Moose Lodge and Rotary Club. In 2001, he was honored by the Illinois Veterinary Medical Association as one of the longest active veterinarians in Illinois. He married Elizabeth K. Kelly in 1959 in Englewood, N.J. She preceded him in death in 1995.
Surviving are his sons, John K. Shiels and wife Sherrie of Arcola; James M. Shiels and wife Yanetta of Pana; daughters, Teresa A. Scroggins and husband Bradley of Pana; Tamara E. Meyer and husband Anthony of Shelbyville; sisters, Connie Vanderbur of Corona, Calif.; Catherine Lake of Redland, Calif.; grandchildren, Tara Clark, Kelly Anne Shiels, Cecilie Shiels, Chase Shiels, Brent Scroggins, Rachel Scroggins, Alexa Meyer, Sheldon Meyer and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; son, Kevin P. Shiels; brother, Nolan H. Shiels.
Switzer
Section: Obituaries
Page: A4
Copyright, 2002, Herald & Review, Decatur, IL
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