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Shirley Winifred Weber
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January 10, 1942 ~ August 22, 2012 |
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August 24, 2012 |
 Shirley
Winifred Weber, 70, passed away at home on
August 22, 2012, in Bonners Ferry. Funeral mass
will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday,
September 1, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in
Bonners Ferry with Father Carlos Perez and
Deacon Joseph Nicholas officiating.
Shirley was born January 10, 1942, in Turtle
Lake, Wisconsin, daughter of the late Frank and
Frances (Carr) Merth. She was the second of nine
children and was endowed with a caring
personality and a wonderful sense of humor.
Shirley knew at age 10 that her mission in life
was to care for others as a nurse. She graduated
from the St. Joseph School of Nursing in
Marshfield, Wisconsin, in 1963. Over a career of
37 years, Shirley touched countless lives by
providing passionate care, infused with
laughter, as a registered nurse in the Wisconsin
communities of New Richmond, Superior,
Manitowoc, St. Croix Falls, Crandon and
Rhinelander.
Shirley was united in marriage on June 6, 1964,
to Jerry Weber at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in
Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. Most of their married
life was spent in the Wisconsin communities of
St. Croix Falls and Crandon, where they raised
two sons. With a lifelong love of the mountains
and nature, they relocated from Wisconsin in
2005 to spend their retirement years in idyllic
Paradise Valley located near the northern Idaho
panhandle village of Bonners Ferry.
Shirley was a volunteer for the past seven years
at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Bonners Ferry
where she joyfully served to bring musical cheer
to the residents at the Boundary County
Community Restorium, supported the Thanksgiving
and Christmas basket programs and more.
Shirley will be remembered for her zest for life
and for the beauty she possessed both inside and
out. Her love of nature and music lives on with
her children and grandchildren. The joy of her
laughter remains in the hearts and memories of
all whom she touched.
She is survived by her husband Jerry; sons Mark
(Patti) and Matt (Denise); and grandchildren
Michael, Bradley, Matthew and Alexandra. Also
her mother Frances Merth; four sisters Betty
(Stan), Peggy (Dick), Mary Kay (Ric) and Karen
(Jim); and four brothers Tom, Jim (Nada), Pat
(Pauline) and Mike (Sondy). Further survived by
a large, extended family of cousins, nieces,
nephews, friends and other loved ones.
Shirley was preceded in death by her father,
Frank Merth.
Memorials may be made to: Bonner Community
Hospice of Sandpoint,
www.BonnerGeneral.org or (208) 265-1185,
and/or Pancreatic Cancer Action Network,
www.pancan.org.
Family and friends are invited to visit and sign
the online guest book at
www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com..
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of
Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. |
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