Shirley Smith

1927 - 2019  (92 years)

• Name	Shirley Smith
  Born	11 Jul 1927	Wood County, Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Died	09 Dec 2019	Wisconsin Rapids, Wood Co, Wisconsin
  Person ID	I26307	Little Chute Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2020

  
  

  Family	Norman S Joosten,   b. 18 Feb 1922, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin ,   d. 04 Dec 2010, Wisconsin Rapids, Wood Co, Wisconsin  (Age 88 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1947	Wisconsin Rapids, Wood Co, Wisconsin
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Christine E Joosten,   b. 11 Dec 1954,   d. 13 Sep 2002  (Age 47 years)   5. Mary Kay Joosten,   b. 22 Dec 1957,   d. 22 Dec 1957  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F8744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Shirley L. Joosten, age 92, of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 at Hilltop on Pepper Assisted Living in Wisconsin Rapids after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Memorial services for Shirley will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 16, 2019 at the First Congregational Church- UCC in Wisconsin Rapids. Sue Stein will officiate the service. The family will greet relatives and friends on Monday morning at the church from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Burial will take place at a later date at the Dexterville Cemetery. Shirley was born on July 11, 1927 in the Town of Dexter to the late Orley and Charlotte (Mosher) Smith. She married Norman S. Joosten on July 19, 1947 at S.S. Peter and Paul Church in Wisconsin Rapids. He preceded her in death on December 4, 2010. She worked as a nursing aide and in the medical records department of Riverview Hospital and Riverwood Clinic in Wisconsin Rapids. Shirley was a long-time member of the choir at UCC-First Congregational as well as the Senior Sabbath Singers. She also enjoyed gardening. Shirley is survived by her children Kathleen (Gerald) Rogers of Wisconsin Rapids, Norman (Karen) Joosten of Wisconsin Rapids and Peter Joosten of Wisconsin Rapids; grandchildren Jennifer (Walter Kaiser) Rogers, Colin (Jennifer Cornwell) Rogers and Amanda (Gary Heaser) Liston; great-grandchildren Dylan Rogers, Zachary Liston, Isabella Rogers, Hayden Hauber and Anna Rogers; sisters Beatrice Smith, Lilas Smith and Marjorie Urban. She is further survived by many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Norman, daughters Christine Joosten and infant Mary; sister Doris (William) Arnold, brother Orley (Ruth Smith Kane) Smith Jr. Memorials may be designated to Heartland Hospice in Stevens Point. The family requests anyone wishing to send floral tributes, please send them to your living friends and relatives. Shirley’s family would like to thank the caregivers and staff at Hilltop on Pepper Assisted Living for the wonderful care given to their mother. Ritchay Funeral Home in Wisconsin Rapids is assisting the family with arrangements.