Shirley Green Page

Shirley was born in Norwich on February 17th, 1922, daughter of the late Joseph & Margaret (Griffin) Green. She graduated from N.F.A. in 1941 and from the Mary Elizabeth Academy of Hairdressing in New London thereafter. She owned and operated The Beauty Box with her 2 partners in New London for 40 years.

In 1944 at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Norwich, she married Albert Francis Page. His submarine, the Sea Wolf, was lost at sea in 1944.

Shirley is survived by one sister; Marie McClimon of Preston, two sister-in-laws and numerous nieces and nephews and Kitty Green who was like a sister to her. She was predeceased by three brothers; Joseph L. Green, Ernest J Green and Francis P Green, a sister; Anita Jackson, and two nephews; James B. McClimon and Richard A Green and one brother-in-law, Richard McClimon. She was also predeceased by her long-time companion, Stanley F. Gonet, who died on August 22, 1985.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 11:00amat Saints Peter & Paul Church, 181 Elizabeth St., Norwich, CT. Burial will immediately follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, Norwich. A Calling Hour will be held before Mass from 9:30am – 10:30am at Church & Allen Funeral Home, 136 Sachem St., Norwich, CT.

The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff of William Backus Hospital for their exceptional care of Shirley along with the home care she received from her nieces; Cindy Green, Donna Judy, Wendy Lewis, Gloria Moroch, Sharon Savignac, Ginnie Desnoyers and Debbie McClimon.

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