Shirley Jorgensen, 76, a Denver resident and native of Great Falls, Montana, passed away on June 30, 2018 after courageously fighting cancer since November of 2016.
She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years; 2 daughters; a son,; four grandchildren; and a sister.
She was preceded in death by her sister Betty Kencke in 2017.
Shirley grew up helping in her parents’ community grocery store, Pfister Grocery, in Great Falls before earning her BA in English at Montana State University (eventually MA in teaching). Her career was spent teaching junior high and high school in Great Falls until she retired from Charles M. Russell High School in 1992. During her retirement, she and Bob traveled extensively around Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia, and several other corners of the world. She also held various volunteer positions around Great Falls and helped support local charitable organizations. In October of 2016, they moved to Denver to be closer to family, but their hearts remained in their hometown of Great Falls. Shirley loved gardening, spending time with loved ones at the family cabin at Seeley Lake, and planning her future travels.
Complete obituary at Schnider Funeral Home
She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years; 2 daughters; a son,; four grandchildren; and a sister.
She was preceded in death by her sister Betty Kencke in 2017.
Shirley grew up helping in her parents’ community grocery store, Pfister Grocery, in Great Falls before earning her BA in English at Montana State University (eventually MA in teaching). Her career was spent teaching junior high and high school in Great Falls until she retired from Charles M. Russell High School in 1992. During her retirement, she and Bob traveled extensively around Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia, and several other corners of the world. She also held various volunteer positions around Great Falls and helped support local charitable organizations. In October of 2016, they moved to Denver to be closer to family, but their hearts remained in their hometown of Great Falls. Shirley loved gardening, spending time with loved ones at the family cabin at Seeley Lake, and planning her future travels.
Complete obituary at Schnider Funeral Home
Shirley Jorgensen, 76, a Denver resident and native of Great Falls, Montana, passed away on June 30, 2018 after courageously fighting cancer since November of 2016.
She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years; 2 daughters; a son,; four grandchildren; and a sister.
She was preceded in death by her sister Betty Kencke in 2017.
Shirley grew up helping in her parents’ community grocery store, Pfister Grocery, in Great Falls before earning her BA in English at Montana State University (eventually MA in teaching). Her career was spent teaching junior high and high school in Great Falls until she retired from Charles M. Russell High School in 1992. During her retirement, she and Bob traveled extensively around Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia, and several other corners of the world. She also held various volunteer positions around Great Falls and helped support local charitable organizations. In October of 2016, they moved to Denver to be closer to family, but their hearts remained in their hometown of Great Falls. Shirley loved gardening, spending time with loved ones at the family cabin at Seeley Lake, and planning her future travels.
Complete obituary at Schnider Funeral Home
She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years; 2 daughters; a son,; four grandchildren; and a sister.
She was preceded in death by her sister Betty Kencke in 2017.
Shirley grew up helping in her parents’ community grocery store, Pfister Grocery, in Great Falls before earning her BA in English at Montana State University (eventually MA in teaching). Her career was spent teaching junior high and high school in Great Falls until she retired from Charles M. Russell High School in 1992. During her retirement, she and Bob traveled extensively around Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia, and several other corners of the world. She also held various volunteer positions around Great Falls and helped support local charitable organizations. In October of 2016, they moved to Denver to be closer to family, but their hearts remained in their hometown of Great Falls. Shirley loved gardening, spending time with loved ones at the family cabin at Seeley Lake, and planning her future travels.
Complete obituary at Schnider Funeral Home
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