Born in Blairs Mill on February 13, 1950, she was the daughter of Alice (Stoudt) and Harvey Hockenberry and foster mother Helen Shew.
Surviving Shirley is her companion Carl Rowe; her daughters Lisa Gutierrez of Florida and Kathy Scatena of Shippensburg, PA, and Kim Runyon; step-son, Carl Rowe Jr.; a sister, Grace Joanne Ott of State Line; two half-sisters, Sharon Barnes and Beverly Ann Carbaugh both of Chambersburg; 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her sisters Patsy Adams, Florence Warne, Dorothy Bowman and her brothers Floyd and Leroy Hockenberry.
Shirley was a member of Heidelberg Reformed Church of Marion where she was an active participant for missions crocheting prayer shawls, lap robes, scarves, hats and baby blankets. Her hobbies consisted of gardening, wood crafting and reading.
A visitation will be held from 12:00-1:00pm on Tuesday February 01, 2022 at Heidelberg Church; 166 Colorado St, Marion, PA 17235. A funeral service will begin at 1:00pm. Burial will follow in Parklawns Memorial Gardens; 3218 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Heidelberg Church in her name.