1934
Shirley
2015
Shirley Yokiel
December 22, 1934 — April 25, 2015
Memorial services for Shirley M. Yokiel of Albert Lea, MN, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN. Pastor John Holt will officiate. Friends may greet the family one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in St Theodore Catholic Cemetery.
Shirley died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Thorn Crest Retirement Center in Albert Lea, MN. She was 80 years of age.
Shirley was born December 22, 1934 in Story City, IA, where she was also baptized, the daughter of Les and Dorothy (Allen) Hendrickson. She graduated from Albert Lea High School and attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Shirley was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea where she also taught Sunday school. She was united in marriage to David R. Yokiel on September 20, 1954. To this union two children were born, son Rick and daughter Lori. Shirley had been employed for many years as a secretary for Drug Supply Company in Albert Lea. She was an accomplished bowler and loved the sport in her younger years.
Shirley was a gifted and talented artist. She shared her art through Christmas cards, at Halloween parties and at the Stables Supper Club. Shirley loved and enjoyed her art.
She is survived by her husband David, son Rick and wife Cindy, mother Dorothy Hendrickson, sister Patricia Krueger, grandchildren Emily (Nick) Lewandowski, Amanda (Travis) Burton, Molly (boyfriend Joe) Yokiel, Shannon Flanagan, Bobbi (Nick) Miller, Brad (Andrea) Brua. Nephew Jay, great nephews Marcus and Nathan, Niece Jill (Lance) Johansen, great grandchildren Kari, Kasen, Jefferson, Rutledge and Maja.
She was preceded in death by her Father Les Hendrickson, daughter Lori and first husband Kelly, father and mother in law Leo and Hazel Yokiel, brothers in law Paul Yokiel and Chuck Krueger.
Special thanks go to the staff at the Thorn Crest Short Term Care Unit and all of the Hospice workers.
Shirley died Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Thorn Crest Retirement Center in Albert Lea, MN. She was 80 years of age.
Shirley was born December 22, 1934 in Story City, IA, where she was also baptized, the daughter of Les and Dorothy (Allen) Hendrickson. She graduated from Albert Lea High School and attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Shirley was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea where she also taught Sunday school. She was united in marriage to David R. Yokiel on September 20, 1954. To this union two children were born, son Rick and daughter Lori. Shirley had been employed for many years as a secretary for Drug Supply Company in Albert Lea. She was an accomplished bowler and loved the sport in her younger years.
Shirley was a gifted and talented artist. She shared her art through Christmas cards, at Halloween parties and at the Stables Supper Club. Shirley loved and enjoyed her art.
She is survived by her husband David, son Rick and wife Cindy, mother Dorothy Hendrickson, sister Patricia Krueger, grandchildren Emily (Nick) Lewandowski, Amanda (Travis) Burton, Molly (boyfriend Joe) Yokiel, Shannon Flanagan, Bobbi (Nick) Miller, Brad (Andrea) Brua. Nephew Jay, great nephews Marcus and Nathan, Niece Jill (Lance) Johansen, great grandchildren Kari, Kasen, Jefferson, Rutledge and Maja.
She was preceded in death by her Father Les Hendrickson, daughter Lori and first husband Kelly, father and mother in law Leo and Hazel Yokiel, brothers in law Paul Yokiel and Chuck Krueger.
Special thanks go to the staff at the Thorn Crest Short Term Care Unit and all of the Hospice workers.
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