Sheila Lauretta Overlan, 64, a longtime resident of Malden, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at Winchester Hospital in Winchester, after a very difficult battle with cancer. Sheila was born in Boston in 1941. She moved around the east coast while growing up, living in Georgia, New York, and New Hampshire before graduating from Brockton H. S. with the class of 1958. She began her career as a bookkeeper soon after high school, working for the Henry J. Kardonick Accounting practice, and she eventually opened her own bookkeeping firm, Sheila Overlan Bookkeeping Services. Sheila recently retired as bookkeeper for Sparks Department Store.

Sheila was a dedicated sports fan, especially watching Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the New England Patriots. She was also an avid supporter of the Boston Red Sox, and was overjoyed when they won the World Series in 2004. In her free time, she enjoyed traveling overseas and across the United States.

She is survived by her mother, Rita M. (Hardy) Overlan of Malden, her brothers, Kerry L. Overlan of Melrose, Lawrence A. Overlan of Canton, Kevin B. Overlan of N. Reading, and her uncle, Jack Hardy  of Revere.

She was preceded in death by her father, Lawrence A. Overlan.

She was born April 28, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts the daughter of Lawrence and Rita (Hardy) Overlan.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 18, 2006 at 3:00 P.M. at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 1:30-3:00 P.M. on Saturday Afternoon, prior to the service

Contributions in Sheila’s memory may be made to The Jimmy Fund
10 Brookline Place West
6th Floor
Brookline, MA 02445-7295