Sheila Rosa Plunkett

Sheila Rosa Plunkett 1947 - 2021 Sheila Rosa Plunkett, 74, of Napa, passed away peacefully at home Friday, November 26, 2021, following a brief illness. Born July 9, 1947, in Vallejo, Sheila was the daughter of the late Orvey Olan and Beatrice Louise Hagar Hunter. She attended local schools and was a 1965 graduate of Napa High School. Introduced to a fellow student by her cousin Denise, Sheila met and later married John W. Plunkett, III. Sheila completed college coursework in business and interior design and was a talented painter—decorating her home with works and making gifts of many. She spent her career in education working as a school secretary. She served first in the private sector at Hilltop Christian School in Vallejo and later the Napa Valley Christian School, and later retired after more than twenty years at the Yountville Elementary School. Sheila adored small children and considered each of them “her kids”—offering hugs freely and often. The children loved her and often Sheila could be found remembering the children she had encountered through the years reading letters and sweet notes she had kept in a large chest at home. In retirement, Sheila took time to pamper herself and made time for appointments with her hair stylist, manicurist, and massage therapist. Family gatherings always included her favorite three bean salad and potato salad, and daughter Elaina remembers never being able to quite duplicate her mother’s delicious Christmas Fudge! After a lung condition caused oxygen to be a requirement, Sheila kept safe at home—especially since the onset of the pandemic. Sheila was preceded in death by her parents and her loving husband John. She is survived by her two children: Elaina Judge and her husband Peter of Scotland, and Daniel Plunkett; grandchildren: Ethan Judge and his wife Danielle, and Chloe, Benyamin, Sarah, and Abi Judge; siblings: Kathy Hill and her husband Tom of Nampa, ID, Keith Hunter and his wife Ramona of Napa, and Glen Hunter and his wife Cheryl of Redding. Friends are invited to attend a funeral service 11:00 am, Saturday, Dec. 11, at Calvary Baptist Church, 117 Theresa Avenue in American Canyon. Officiating will be Reverend Marshall Stevens, senior pastor of the church and Sheila’s cousin. Committal will follow in Napa Valley Memorial Park, Napa. The family asks that memorials be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 98105; or to any organization of aid to children. Treadway & Wigger Funeral Chapel is serving the family of Mrs. Plunkett and friends may relay condolences online at treadwaywigger.com

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Sheila Rosa Plunkett

July 9, 1947 - November 26, 2021