Peru, Indiana
April 2007
SHIRLEY J. HOLLENBACK
Shirley J. Hollenback, 77, formerly of Bunker Hill, and from Brunswick, Maine passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Meadowview Manor in Sheboygan, Wis. following a long illness.
Shirley was born December 24, 1929 in Malden, Mass., to William B. and Gertrude E. (Barry) Koreva. She attended Brunswick schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1948. She continued her education and graduated from Farmington State Teachers College in 1942. Shirley taught for four years in Braintree, Mass. before teaching in Casablanca, Morocco from 1956 to 1959.
She then taught in the Maconaquah School Corporation for the next five years. Shirley earned her master's degree at Ball State University, and went on to teach for 28 years at Holman School in Peru. While teaching at Holman, she took cources from Purdue University. During her teaching career in Casablanca she married Ronald Christopher. She later married William Hollenback, and they were married for 13 years prior to his death in 1988.
Following William's death, Shirley traveled extensively with her mother throughout Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean and South America. She was a past president and lifetime member of the James Reese VFW Post 1122 Ladies Auxiliary, and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, both of Bunker Hill.
Survivors include her mother, Gertrude Koreva of Brunswick, Maine; a sister Johanna O. Conroy and husband William, Sheboygan, Wis.; a niece, Angel Allmond and husband Patrick, and their daughter, Leesa, Oklahoma City, Okla, a step-niece, Molly Conroy and husband Jason, and their children, Liam and Isabella, Madison, Wis.; and a step-nephew, William Control of Eau Claire, Wis.
In addition to her father William, and husband William, she was preceded in death by a sister, Maxine Whybrew and sister-in-law, Rosetta Hollenback.
In remembrance of Shirley Hollenback, family members will greet her friends at an open house to be held on Saturday, June 19, 2007 at the First Christian Church, 53 W. Main Street, Peru.
Memorials in Shirley's name may be directed to: Miami County Community Foundation Literacy Initiative, 13 E. Main St., Peru, In. 46970.
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Peru, Indiana
April 2007
SHIRLEY J. HOLLENBACK
Shirley J. Hollenback, 77, formerly of Bunker Hill, and from Brunswick, Maine passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Meadowview Manor in Sheboygan, Wis. following a long illness.
Shirley was born December 24, 1929 in Malden, Mass., to William B. and Gertrude E. (Barry) Koreva. She attended Brunswick schools and graduated from Brunswick High School in 1948. She continued her education and graduated from Farmington State Teachers College in 1942. Shirley taught for four years in Braintree, Mass. before teaching in Casablanca, Morocco from 1956 to 1959.
She then taught in the Maconaquah School Corporation for the next five years. Shirley earned her master's degree at Ball State University, and went on to teach for 28 years at Holman School in Peru. While teaching at Holman, she took cources from Purdue University. During her teaching career in Casablanca she married Ronald Christopher. She later married William Hollenback, and they were married for 13 years prior to his death in 1988.
Following William's death, Shirley traveled extensively with her mother throughout Europe, Alaska, the Caribbean and South America. She was a past president and lifetime member of the James Reese VFW Post 1122 Ladies Auxiliary, and was a member of the Retired Teachers Association, both of Bunker Hill.
Survivors include her mother, Gertrude Koreva of Brunswick, Maine; a sister Johanna O. Conroy and husband William, Sheboygan, Wis.; a niece, Angel Allmond and husband Patrick, and their daughter, Leesa, Oklahoma City, Okla, a step-niece, Molly Conroy and husband Jason, and their children, Liam and Isabella, Madison, Wis.; and a step-nephew, William Control of Eau Claire, Wis.
In addition to her father William, and husband William, she was preceded in death by a sister, Maxine Whybrew and sister-in-law, Rosetta Hollenback.
In remembrance of Shirley Hollenback, family members will greet her friends at an open house to be held on Saturday, June 19, 2007 at the First Christian Church, 53 W. Main Street, Peru.
Memorials in Shirley's name may be directed to: Miami County Community Foundation Literacy Initiative, 13 E. Main St., Peru, In. 46970.
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