Shirley Mae Garber 89, of Oley, resided with her daughter Patricia and family, prior to residing at Berks Heim since June 6, 2018, passed away Tuesday July 16, 2019. Her husband Howard (Hap) William Garber passed away September 12, 1996 and her companion Robert Charles Snyder passed away April 2, 2013. She was born in Robesonia on April 13, 1930 a daughter of the late Alfred Blaine and Kathryn (Koller) Heitzenrater. Shirley was a 1949 Muhlenberg High School graduate had a brief career at David Crystal as a line worker. Shirley's favorite color was green because it is the color of money. She was the life of the party and often said she wasn't the card, she was the whole deck. Needless to say, Shirley had a wild soul. Surviving are her children; Ronald and his wife Donna Garber of Green Hills, Rodney Garber of CA., William Garber and his significant other Suzie DiBuono of Temple, Patricia and her husband David Haltom of Oley, Raymond and his wife Sylvia Garber of Yuma, AZ., Gloria and her husband Steven Anyan of Lilburn, GA., 11 grandchildren, 5 step grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, 6 step great grandchildren. Also surviving are her 2 sisters, Barbara Turnsyski of Exeter Township and Mary Goerman of New Hampshire. Shirley was predeceased by her 2 children; Ralph W Garber in 1957 and Jacqueline Garber in 1962 her brother, Robert Heitzenrater in 1984, and her 2 sisters; Betty Heitzenrater in 2011 and Dolores Smith in 1975. Services will be Friday July 26, 2019 at 1pm in Auman's Inc Funeral Home, 390 W Neversink Rd., Reiffton. Burial to follow in Forest Hills Memorial Park. Viewings will be Thursday 6-8pm and Friday 12-1pm in the funeral home. www.aumansinc.com
