Sheila Brooks
June 17, 1939 — May 2, 2014
Biography
Wales-Sheila M. (O'Keefe) Brooks, 74, died Friday, May 2, 2014. Born in Ware to the late James T. and Mary Margaret (Felton) O'Keefe, Sheila has been a long time resident of Wales. For many years she worked at the Publick House in Sturbridge. More recently she has been the operations manager of the Wales Irish Pub in Wales. Sheila was the heart and soul of the pub, embracing all who visited the pub. She was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed collecting Red Sox memorabilia.
Sheila leaves two sons Scott Brooks and Charles Brooks of California; a brother Michael O'Keefe and his wife Phyllis of Creve Couer, IL; three sisters, Karen Piemonte of Enfield, CT, Patricia Blackwood of Wales and Maureen Card and her husband James of Swanton, MD and many nieces and nephews. Sheila was predeceased by her brother Terrance J. O'Keefe and his wife Rena and brother in-law Joseph Piemonte.
Liturgy of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 10am in St. Christopher's Church in Brimfield, burial will follow at Wales #4 Cemetery in Wales. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Wales Police Department, for keeping a concerned watch over her during late night hours, 3 Hollow Road Wales, MA 01081.