Obituary of Shanna Lea Bishell

Shanna Lea Bishell of Consort, beloved wife of Stephen Bishell, passed away peacefully after a brave battle with cancer at Our Lady of The Rosary Hospital in Castor on March 11 at the age of 48 years.

Shanna was born April 15, 1977, the middle child to Harold and Diana Peters. She grew up on the farm in Delburne and loved everything farm life gave her. Shanna was a caring sister and friend, and her kindness and positivity was respected by anyone who crossed her path. She was a part of curling and 4-H clubs, was a great public speaker, and had a love for all animals and people. From a young age, she was always meticulously organized, determined, and not afraid to try something new.

After graduation in the summer of 1995, she met Steve and their connection was for life. Shanna started college in Red Deer with being a nurse in mind and in 1996, she decided to join the workforce to earn enough money to achieve her goals. She worked at Adams feedlot in Czar and quickly became assistant foreman. In July 1998, she got accepted into the LPN program in Red Deer. November came and Steve proposed and Shanna said yes. She finished her LPN schooling as the valedictorian and moved to Loyalist with Steve. They were married October 9^th, 1999. Shanna worked as a nurse in Consort and Coronation hospital and started a family. Before her third child was born, she retired from nursing to be a full-time mom. She ran the mother goose program, baseball and soccer teams, and started her first business 2S Custom Framing. She was involved with managing many other sports teams and loved being a “dance mom” for 14 years and a rodeo mom for 12 years. She even got her bus driver’s license to be with her kids on field trips. In 2017 she was inspired to run another home business and took over Nifty Tag Sales from Steve’s parents. She quickly expanded the company to include custom engraving and provided engraved cattle ear tags and more to customers all over Canada. Shanna loved being a mom, wife, and homemaker, tending to her yard and flower gardens, travelling and camping. Recently, her and Steve purchased a lot at Elinor Lake and she found her love of paddleboarding, even taking the family dog with her on tours of the lake. She loved the quiet mornings and peace out on the water.

In 2024, Shanna was diagnosed with Cancer and began a courageous battle that became her mission to beat. She became an advocate for herself and others and kept a positive attitude and incredible strength throughout her treatments, which didn’t slow her down at all. She played tennis, walked, biked, ran her business, and never missed a rodeo or any special moment with her kids.

In September 2025, she had a recurrence and she and Steve moved to Scottsdale, Arizona to try some different treatments not available in Canada. They enjoyed 5 months of beautiful weather, walks and time together until they decided it was time to come home, where she continued her battle. In Shanna’s words, “I just want to be strong for my kids”. And she kept fighting until her final moments where she was surrounded by her family and friends.

Shanna is lovingly remembered by her husband Steve; children Emily (Zachary) Floris, Kegan Bishell (Paige) and Nathan Bishell (Avery); an expected grandson on the way in June; parents Harold and Diana Peters; sister Tammy (Stuart) Evans; brother Shawn Peters; nieces and nephews Jaycee Bond, Nerissa Evans, Lexi Richmond and Mackenna Peters; in-laws Calvin and Judy Bishell; as well as numerous other relatives and many dear friends.

Shanna was predeceased by all of her grandparents that she loved.

Celebration Of Life

Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 2:00 P.M.

Consort Sportex, Consort, Alberta

 Shanna's service will be livestreamed and available through the Parkview Funeral Chapel's website under Shanna's obituary at the time of the service, for those of you who are unable to make it.

Memorial Donations may be made to Our Lady of the Rosary Hospital, Box 329, Castor, Alberta T0C 0X0.