Shirley Wright, age 84, of Danbury, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, Iowa.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 10, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Danbury, Iowa, under the direction of Christensen-Huffman Funeral Homes. The Reverend Terry Roeder will officiate, with burial to follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Danbury. Visitation will be held at the church on Sunday, beginning with a Rosary at 4 p.m., and ending with a Scripture Service at 7 p.m. The family will be present.
Born January 2, 1927, in Danbury, Iowa, Shirley Catherine Wright was the third of five children born to Thomas Edward and Anne Lena (Schimmer) Kennaley. She graduated in 1945 from Danbury High School and then attended Morningside College in Sioux City. She earned her teaching certificate and taught in country schools and later at Auburn, Lanesboro and Schleswig.
On August 14, 1951, Shirley married Merle Leland Wright of Sac City, Iowa, in the priest's house of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Danbury. She and Merle were the proud parents of nine children, six girls and three boys. Shirley was very active in St. Mary's Catholic Church, serving as a Circle leader, as a substitute teacher, as a member of the Rosary Society, and as a cook at the Danbury Catholic Grade School along with Marilyn Boyle and later with her daughter Diane Varner.
Shirley and Shad loved to bowl and both were members of bowling leagues for several years. She also enjoyed cards and square dancing and she and her husband were members of both clubs. After retiring as school cook, Shirley worked for the town of Danbury processing the town water bills and as the town librarian for 25 years, seceding her position to her daughter in law, JoLynn (Ned) Wright. One of her favorite memories was the trip to Ireland she and her two sisters took. They traveled with college students and were referred to as the "Three Sisters." Shirley thoroughly enjoyed her 21 grandchildren and her 17 great-grandchildren.
Shirley was preceded in death by her husband Merle (Shad); her parents; a son-in-law, Johnny Arndt; two brothers, Pat Kennaley and Bob Kennaley; sisters- and brothers-in-law, Helen and Gale Henson, Peggy Kennaley, and Ron Jones; and nephews, Jerry Grell, Donnie Henson, and Jeff Henson.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Jennie McCartney of Danbury, Judy (Tim) McAndrew of Omaha, NE, Guy (Traci) Wright of Danbury, Diane (Dan) Varner of Sioux City, Beth (David) Boren of Austin, TX, Ned (JoLynn) Wright of Danbury, Marge (Alan) Ogden of Salisbury, MO, Karen Arndt and fiancé Rick Heinemann of Sioux City, and Adam (Beth) Wright of Omaha, NE; her 21 grandchildren: Rob, Christina, Marsha, Rebecca, Timothy Jr, Chris, Paige, Nate, Nick, Noel, Doug, Jan, Eric, Brianna, Ethan, Elizabeth, Andy, Courtney, Brittaney, Tommy, and Alex; 17 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Yvonne (Freddie) Grell of Danbury, and Laura Jones of Kansas City, MO; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Kennaley of Moorhead, CA, and Vera (Mardis) Miller of Carlton, MN; several nieces, nephews, a special cousin, Larry (Red) Kennaley of Texas; and numerous other relatives and friends.
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