She graduated from Churchill High School in 2003, was a member of Varsity Volleyball and Soccer teams and National Honor Society.
She was enrolled at Southwest Texas for this coming Fall.
Her grandfather, E.W. Shifley, preceded her in death.
She is survived by her parents, Barry and Susan; brothers, Chad and Peter; grandmother, Mildred Hanson; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.K. Alburtis; several loving aunts, uncles and cousins.