Shirley was born in Penn Yan, NY on May 13th, 1945 (Mother's Day) to Herb & June Sarah Caster Krieger. She received her GED and took Clerical/Business classes at BOCES. Shirley had 9 wonderful children "despite my bad parenting and decisions", that grew into wonderful adults with loving children.
In Shirley's own words, "Don't grieve forever, I had a Very Happy, Wonderful Life thanks to all of you."