Born Oct. 10, 1935 in Oil City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Charles E. & Jennie E. Baum Stahlman.
Shirley was a graduate of Oil City High School.
She was married on July 4, 1955 to James Monroe Harper and he preceded her in death.
A Homemaker, Shirley had worked as an elevator operator in the I.O.O.F. Building and as a breadmaker at the Villa Italia for many years.
Shirley was an active member of the Oil City Salvation Army, being a member of the Home League and active as a Sunday School Teacher and Sunbeam Leader.
She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Senior Center.
She is survived by 6 children and their spouses, Becky & Edward Holmberg of Batavia, OH, Philip Harper & his wife Laura of Oil City,PA, Laura Lyle & her husband Tom of Boston, MA, James M. Harper Jr. & his wife Mary of Reading, PA, Stella Holloway & her husband Brent of Sugarland, TX, David Harper & his wife Patti of Sarasota, FL; 20 grandchildren and many great grandchildren also survive
Shirley is also survived by her brother Russell Stahlman of Oil City
She was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters, Ida Downing, Genevieve Moore, Lorraine McCauley, Albert Stahlman, Charles Stahlman, Claire Stahlman and Paul Stahlman
Friends will be received from 6-8 P.M. Monday in the Reinsel Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1:00pm at the Oil City Salvation Army.
Interment will be in Sunset Hill Memorial gardens.
Reinsel Funeral Home
Born Oct. 10, 1935 in Oil City, PA., she was the daughter of the late Charles E. & Jennie E. Baum Stahlman.
Shirley was a graduate of Oil City High School.
She was married on July 4, 1955 to James Monroe Harper and he preceded her in death.
A Homemaker, Shirley had worked as an elevator operator in the I.O.O.F. Building and as a breadmaker at the Villa Italia for many years.
Shirley was an active member of the Oil City Salvation Army, being a member of the Home League and active as a Sunday School Teacher and Sunbeam Leader.
She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the Senior Center.
She is survived by 6 children and their spouses, Becky & Edward Holmberg of Batavia, OH, Philip Harper & his wife Laura of Oil City,PA, Laura Lyle & her husband Tom of Boston, MA, James M. Harper Jr. & his wife Mary of Reading, PA, Stella Holloway & her husband Brent of Sugarland, TX, David Harper & his wife Patti of Sarasota, FL; 20 grandchildren and many great grandchildren also survive
Shirley is also survived by her brother Russell Stahlman of Oil City
She was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters, Ida Downing, Genevieve Moore, Lorraine McCauley, Albert Stahlman, Charles Stahlman, Claire Stahlman and Paul Stahlman
Friends will be received from 6-8 P.M. Monday in the Reinsel Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 1:00pm at the Oil City Salvation Army.
Interment will be in Sunset Hill Memorial gardens.
Reinsel Funeral Home
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Albert Clair Stahlman
1913–1974
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Corp Paul William Stahlman
1915–1942
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Charles Lawrence Stahlman
1915–1987
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CPL Paul William Stahlman
1917–1942
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Ida Marie Stahlman Downing
1919–1993
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Genevieve Virginia "Bird" Stahlman Moore
1922–1999
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Agnes Lorraine Stahlman McCauley
1925–1997
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Russell S. Stahlman
1927–2023
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