The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Saturday, February 11, 1995            TAG: 9502110027
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   24 lines

JOHN J. SHARKEY

John Joseph Sharkey, 34, of the 500 block of Lanier Crescent, died Feb. 9, 1995, in a Norfolk hospital.

Mr. Sharkey was a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a theater manager and attended St. Paul's Catholic Church in Portsmouth.

Survivors include a daughter, Jennifer Tankersley of Cincinnati; his mother and father, Dorothy Sauter Sharkey and Joseph Sharkey, both of Cincinnati; two brothers, Dennis Sharkey of Cincinnati and Mike and his wife, Lana Sharkey of Philadelphia; his paternal grandmother, Edna Sharkey of Indianapolis, Ind.; and many loving and caring friends.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB