Shirley Pierce, a founding Director of PA-Roots passed away on 6 February 2010 following a valiant fight with cancer. Shirley was very active providing resources for Clearfield, Elk and Jefferson counties in Pennsylvania. During the Board of Directors meeting in January Shirley was elected to the status of Director of Emeritus. Her presence will be deeply missed by the genealogy community.
Shirley Jean Pierce, 58, Fern Hollow Lane, Brookville, died Saturday at Brookville Hospital.
Born June 4, 1951 in Brookville, she was a daughter of the late Charles
Edward and Betty Allen Zipfel of Shinglehouse. She was married to
William K. Pierce Sr. on April 2, 1971 in Coudersport. He survives.
She lived in the Elmer/Monroeville area of New Jersey for many years.
She worked for William Schober and Sons in Monroeville, N.J. and later
moved to the Smyrna/Dover area of Delaware where she worked at Rick's
Deli and as a clerk for Boscov's Department Store.
She returned to
Pennsylvania and was active in volunteering at Jefferson County
Historical Society in Brookville; and she was on the Board of Directors
of the PA-Roots, a Pennsylvania non-profit, web-based genealogy
organization. She enjoyed quilting, family history research and
spending time with her family.
She is also survived by a son,
William K. Pierce Jr. of Brookville; a daughter, Tracy Lynn (Jimmy)
Blanchfield of Smyrna, Del.; five brothers: Charles Zipfel of North
Olmstead, Ohio, Steven Zipfel of Doylestown, Jeffery Zipfel of
Aliquippa, the Rev. Nathan Zipfel of Johnstown and Phillip Zipfel of
New London; one sister, Virginia Kirchhoff of Elkart, Ind.; and two
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Janet Zipfel.
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PIERCE: Shirley Jean, Fern Hollow Lane, Brookville, died Feb. 6, 2010.
Friends will be received Friday at the time of services at Sigel United
Methodist Church. A funeral service will be held at noon Friday at the
church with the Revs. Nathan Zipfel and Kevin Bochus officiating. Burial will be in
Brookville Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Jefferson
County Historical Society, 172 Main St., Brookville, PA 15825.
Arrangements are under the direction of the McKinney Funeral Home,
Brookville.
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