Eileen Gertrude Lawless

AIKEN – Mrs. Eileen G. Driscoll Lawless, 93, died Monday, January 14, 2008 at Aiken Regional Medical Centers. A Rite of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, at 12:00 at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church with Father Jeffrey Kirby celebrant. Final prayers and commendations will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Lawless was born in Hancock, MI, a daughter of the late Michael E. and Gertrude Shea Driscoll. She was a chemist, and moved to Aiken, in 1985. She was the first woman graduate of Michigan Technology University in Houghton, MI. She was a member of Houndslake Country Club, Houndslake Garden Club and the Town and Country Club, and was a communicant of St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church. Survivors include her daughters, Julie McCann (Richard) O’Connor, Bloomfield Hills, MI, Mary Kathleen McCann, Aiken; a son, David Michael McCann, Orangevale, CA; two stepdaughters, Margaret (Philip) Munson, Bellport, NY, Andrea (Blaine) Vetter, Penn Valley, CA; two stepsons, Stephen P. Lawless, Elmira, NY, John B. Lawless, San Mateo, CA; nine grandchildren, David R. McCann, Michael J. McCann, Christopher J. McCann, John S. O’Connor, Katherine W. O’Connor, Jessica B. Vetter, Brennan Vetter, McClain G. Jackson, Camille Jackson; a sister, Kathleen McCauley, Munising, MI. Her first husband, David S. McCann, second husband, John B. Lawless, stepdaughter, Marianne Jackson and grandson, Colin Vetter, preceded her in death. Memorials may be directed to St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church, 203 Park Ave., Aiken, SC 29801, or Molly’s Militia Shelter Pet Rescue, P.O. Box 6816, N. Augusta, SC 29841 Please visit Mrs. Lawless’ online obituary at http://shellhousefuneralhome.com. A prayer vigil will be celebrated at 4:00 on Wednesday and the family will receive friends until 6:00 at Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc., 924 Hayne Ave., Aiken, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Eileen Gertrude Lawless, please visit our flower store.