Roberta (Bobbie) Anne Shea RN-MSN

Roberta (Bobbie) Anne Shea RN-MSN 61, of Bloomington, Indiana, passed away Thursday March 21, 2013 at IU Bloomington Hospital, after a long hard fight with cancer. Born September 4, 1951 in Bloomington, Indiana. Shea was the daughter of Robert K. Duff and Anne Schooley Duff. She went to St. Charles School and was a 1969 graduate of Bloomington South high School, a graduate of IV Tech's LPN School, received her BSN from Indiana University in 1994, and her MSN from Indiana University in 1999. She had research interests in acute pain measurement and management and nursing student stress-sources and severity. She was a Critical Care Specialist. She was a staff nurse for Dr. James La Follette, Bloomington 1980 - 1986, A staff nurse in Orthopedics, Med./Surg. in Illinois, 1986 - 1990, staff nurse, Critical Care Services, IU Health Bloomington Hospital, 1995 - present and an Assistant Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing, 1994 - present. She was a member of the American Nurses Association, Indiana State Nurses Association, National Association of Critical Care Specialists, National Association of Critical Care Nurses, and Sigma Theta Tau - Alpha Chapter. Bobbie also was the first recipient of the Lamplighter Award in 2006 at IU from her students. Her students loved her and she loved them. Bobbie loved being with her children and grand children and very much and enjoyed watching her grandsons play little league baseball. She was a pianist and a cellist. She did needle point and crossword puzzles. She loved all the nurses, techs and staff at the fourth floor oncology at the Bloomington Hospital. Some of them were her students. They loved her too. They are all angels to Bobbie and her husband Pat. Bobbie was preceded in death by her parents and brother Jim Duff of New Hampshire. Survivors include her husband Patrick J. Shea, daughter Gretchen Anne O'Connor of Bloomington, son Christain P. Shea and wife Ashley of Indianapolis, sister Terry Hawley of North Canton, Ohio, brothers Michael Duff of Indianapolis, John Duff of Carmel, Thomas Duff of Indianapolis, Joseph Duff of Geneva, Illinois, Timothy Duff of Hamilton, Ohio, William Duff of Memphis, Tennessee, David Duff and Jeffrey Duff both of Bloomington, three grandchildren Roderick A.O'Connor, Evan S O'Connor, AvaLyn Shea and countless nieces and nephews. As per Bobbie and her family's wishes, Bobbie will be cremated at the Allen Funeral Home with no funeral service. A memorial and private burial services will be at a later date. Donations can be made in her name to the American Cancer Association. Online Condolences can be sent to www.allenfuneralhome.org

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Roberta (Bobbie) Anne Shea RN-MSN

September 4, 1951 - March 21, 2013