Funeral arrangements set for Shane Montgomery

After a grueling five-week search for Shane Montgomery, the Roxborough man who went missing Thanksgiving morning in Manayunk, came to an end this weekend, Montgomery's godfather on Sunday thanked the family's "angels" who aided in the intense hunt for the young man.

Montgomery's body was found Saturday afternoon in the Schuylkill by volunteer divers from the Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit. The 21-year-old West Chester University student and Roman Catholic High School graduate's family had called in the special dive team from Hunterdon County, N.J. two weeks ago to continue the search of the river started by the Philadelphia Police Marine Unit.

"We are so grateful for our community, our parish, the Philadelphia Police Department, Detective Lisa Collins from Northwset Detectives, the Marine Unit, and of course, Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit, who are our angels," Kevin Verbrugghe, Montgomery's godfather, said on Sunday.

Verbrugghe said that the Medical Examiner's Office released his godson's body to the family early Sunday afternoon and had ruled his death accidental.

He said the family has planned Montgomery's funeral for the end of the week.

The arrangements are:

Thursday, Jan. 8, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. - Viewing at St. John the Baptist Church, 146 Rector St., Philadelphia, PA
Friday, Jan. 9, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Viewing at St. John the Baptist Church, followed immediately by Mass of Christian Burial
Interment to follow Mass - Calvary Cemetery, 235 Matsonford Rd., Conshohocken, PA