Shirlee M. Farrell

Shirlee M. Farrell, 83, of Sioux City, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2007 at a local nursing home. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 from 4-8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m. a prayer service will begin at 7:00 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. also at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with Pastor Gary Harris officiating. Burial will follow at Logan Park Cemetery.

Shirlee was born April 23, 1924 in Chatsworth, Iowa to Louis L. and Marie F. (Dalgliesh) Schumacher. She attended Sioux City schools and graduated from Central High School in 1942. Shirlee worked at Cudahy and Northwestern Bell Telephone Company until she suffered a stroke in 1959.

On November 20, 1950, she married Kenneth H. Farrell in Luverne, MN.

Shirlee loved her weekly coffee and card games with her family. She also enjoyed going to the Grandview Band Shell to listen to the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. Shirlees number one passion was rollerskating. She also loved dancing and listening to big band music. She had a very strong devotion to her family and friends, and always put others needs before her own.

Shirlee is survived by her 4 children, Terrie Rollheiser and her husband Gary of Kansas City, Tom Farrell and his wife Susan of Sioux City, Barb Gormally and her husband Joe of Sioux City, and Michael Farrell and his special friend Susan Reff of Omaha. 7 grandchildren, Kimberly Post and her husband Jeff, Matt Farrell, Molly Farrell, Paul Rollheiser and his wife Heather, Jacob Rollheiser and his wife Lauren, Stephanie Rollheiser, Casey Farrell. 5 great grandchildren, Kennedy, Jenna Rae Post, Cael and Spencer Rollheiser. A brother Dean Schumacher and his wife Laura of Iowa City, IA. 2 sisters-in-law, Judy Bainbridge of South Sioux City and Darlene Schumacher of CA. and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Kenneth on Aug. 1, 1998, A brother Don Schumacher and a granddaughter Lynn Marie Rollheiser.