Shirley A. McQuillan

WINSLOW – Shirley A. McQuillan, of Winslow, passed from this life to the next on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, She was born on July 25, 1930, in Waterville, the daughter of Joseph and Bertha (Gauthier) Mercier.

In 1952 Shirley married John McQuillan and together they had two children. They lived in Ohio and New Jersey before moving to Maine where Shirley held different retail positions. She was also known as the keeper of the “Keys to the Castle” for St. John Church. From flowers to robes, Shirley gave her all in keeping a beautiful church and her hard work will always be remembered and missed.

Shirley is predeceased by her parents, her loving husband John and her grandchild Charles Maze Knowles. She is survived by her son David McQuillan and his wife Elaine of Plaistow, NH, and her daughter Michelle Knowles of Vassalboro, ME; her grandchildren Ryan John and his wife Jenn of FL, Becky Sigillo of NH and her children Ryan and Delaney and their father Donald Sigillo, Drew Michael Tardif and his partner Victoria of Westbrook, and David Roy Tardif of Winslow.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 11 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 26 Monument St., Winslow. Burial will be held following at St. Francis Catholic Cemetery, 78 Grove St., Waterville.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Veilleux and Redington Funeral Home, www.veilleuxfuneralhome.com.