Shirley Selina Boone (nee Edison)
October 13, 1934 – September 09, 2021
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Passed away Thursday, September 9, a month shy of her 87th birthday, to be reunited with husband Dexter and son Jim.
Shirley will be mourned and missed by daughter Marilyn (Bruce Tilley), sons Brian (Connie Diletti) and Greg (Edwin Au), along with daughter-in-law Carol, grandchildren Jeremy (Allie Mercer), Alex, Rebecca, Jackson and Isaac, as well as great granddaughter Penelope.
Shirley was a pioneer working woman who began a lifelong career as a teacher after a few months of training, fresh out of high school in Botwood. She left home to teach in an all-grade school in Point au Bay, married a man with a horse, boat and car and went on to complete her university degree by driving to night courses while working and raising four children.
She loved her sweets – no meal was complete without dessert, and her macaroni and cheese recipe has been passed down through three generations. She was also a perfectionist at quilting and played a mean game of Scrabble.
Left with a lifetime of memories are sisters Bertha Gardner, Phronie Lush (Cec), Pat Coles, Doris Edison and Chloe French, brother-in-law Gerald Brazil, sister-in-law Betty Edison and a posse of nieces and nephews.
Shirley is predeceased by her parents Carl and Beatrice Edison, brothers Max and Carl, sisters Daphne Dowden (Ray), Yvonne Brazil and Linda Keays, sisters-in-law Nina Aitken (John), Phyllis Simmonds (Bob), Clarabelle Boone and Lorraine Collins (Gar), brothers-in-law Rod Coles, Doug Gardner and Dave French, nephews Gary and Duane Brazil and niece Donna Best.
Special thanks to Dr. Brad King, Isabelle Quinlan and the team at Lanes Retirement Living for their warmth and care over the past year.
Resting at Caul’s Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road. Visitation on Sunday from 2-4pm and 7-9pm. Funeral Service will take place at 11am from Caul’s Chapel on Monday, September 13, 2021 with interment to follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Shirley Selina Boone nee Edison 2021..
Décès pour la Ville: Torbay, Province: T-N