Obituary of Shirley Louise Weidner

Shirley Louise Weidner, 84, Lehman, died peacefully March 4, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. She was born December 4, 1935, in Kingston, PA, a 1953 graduate of Coughlin and the daughter of Harry and Margaret Fox. Shirley had a love of life which was only surpassed by her love for her husband, her four children and their families, and the multiples of people she called friend. She always had a smile on her face and loved to laugh, happily enduring endless pranks from her husband and children. She was blessed with a wonderful marriage to her best friend and husband of 35 years. She was an amazing mother to her four children and to the legions of kids who were always at their home. Shirley loved hosting parties and was probably best known for her "wimpies" and annual "Weidner Easter Egg Hunt." She could talk for hours on the phone, even to strangers she called by accident. She was known for her compassion and generosity and could strike up a conversation with anyone. She loved dressing up, having her hair and nails done, and wearing high heels. Shirley was a laundress and a caregiver in the early years so she could stay home with her children, and then started working at the Dunkin' Donut in Dallas and the daycare center at the Trucksville UMC, but she was probably best remembered for her job in the cafeterias of the Lake-Lehman School District where she enjoyed being greeted by all of her "children." Shirley was an avid volunteer, starting with the school booster clubs, band and PTAs at Lake-Lehman, the United Methodist Women, the Rebekah's (IOOF Lodge), the Lehman Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary and hostess for Red Cross blood drives. She participated in the senior RSVP program including volunteering as a teacher's aide at Dallas. Shirley loved Find a Word books and Puzzle to Pictures. She absolutely LOVED singing, whether at home, the choir at Lehman United Methodist Church, neighboring churches or the various nursing homes when she was accompanied by her friend and cousin, Louise Montigney. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Warren Weidner, parents and sister, Ruth (Koerber) Miller of Larksville. She is survived by children, Robert and wife Colleen, Harrisburg, PA; Denise, wife of Jeff Stonier of New Freedom, PA; Donald Earl and wife Cheryl of Lehman, PA; and Kimberly, wife of Kevin Carpenter of Mountain Top PA; 12 grandchildren, Dale Symonds Jr (Melissa), Jessica Shawver (Zared), Jocelyn Sheets (Zach), Daniel Stonier, Jerymie Stonier (Ashley), Kasie, Earl, Emily and Charlie Weidner; and Bethany, Devon and Lexi Carpenter; 8 great grandchildren, Dylan, Ashlynn, Gabriel, Nathaniel, Lauren, Evan, Cameron, Simon and Joseph. Also survived by sister, Joan (Fox) and husband, Merlin Beecher, Issaquah, WA Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek, with Rev. Michael Shambora, officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM on Saturday prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Lehman Center Cemetery, Lehman Twp. Donations can be sent to a scholarship fund at Lehman-Idetown United Methodist Church with a memo line of "Donald and Shirley Weidner Memorial Scholarship", PO Box 1, Lehman, PA 18627 or to the Alzheimer's Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., FL. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Online condolences can be made at clswansonfuneralhome.com