Shirley Huerth's Obituary
Shirley M. Huerth
Pine River, WI Age 74 – died on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born on July 4, 1936 in Pittsburgh, KS, the daughter of George and LaVina (Hughes) Shreve. She married Vilas Huerth on January 24, 1959 in Rockford, IL. Shirley is survived by her husband, Vilas, children; Christine (Kelly) Simon of Wild Rose, George (Kimberly) Huerth of Poy Sippi, Suzanne Krueger (Special Friend; Dan Schumacher) of Berlin, Dennis (Diane) Huerth of Poy Sippi, Joey (Jalaine) Huerth of Poy Sippi, and Carol (Albert) Johannes of Berlin. Thirteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren also survive along with four sisters; Dorothy Fiez and Annabelle Daily of Rockford, IL, Barb Tindell of Phoenix, AZ, and Wilma (Corky) Wilkening of Pittsburgh, KS, and three brothers; Jerry (Mary) Shreve, Ronald Shreve, and Donald (Margie) Shreve, all from Rockford, IL. She is further survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters; Tina, Sally, LaVonne, and a brother; Charles. She had been employed at Milsco (formerly Swenson’s) in Redgranite for over 20 years. She was currently working as a doughnut maker at J&T’s Family Foods in Berlin. She courageously continued to work until about two weeks prior to her death. She and Vilas had also operated a Dairy Farm in the West Bloomfield area from 1962 until 1997. Some of her interests included watching murder mysteries and reading mystery novels. She loved camping with her family and all the family holidays. She was an avid Green Bay Packer and Chicago Cub fan. At the time she was diagnosed with cancer, a dog mysteriously showed up at their home. They named the dog “Tramp”, and from that point on Shirley and Tramp were the closest of companions. A funeral service will be held at the First Lutheran Church in Poy Sippi on Monday, July 19, 2010 at 11:00 AM, with the Reverend David Sielaff, officiating. A visitation will be held at the Holly Funeral Home in Poy Sippi on Sunday, July 18, 2010 from 3:00 – 7:00 PM, and at the church on Monday morning from 10:00 – 11:00 AM. Interment will be at a later date in the Poy Sippi Cemetery. The Holly Funeral Home of Poy Sippi, WI is assisting the family with arrangements.
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