Shirley J. Ruhrup Obituary (1935

Shirley J. Ruhrup, 87 of Normal, passed away at 3:25 am Saturday September 10, 2022 at Heritage Health, Bloomington. Shirley was born August 20, 1935 in Bloomington, Illinois, the daughter of Lester & Lucille (Rengel) Reeser. She married Gerald Ruhrup on November 14, 1953 in Bloomington, IL. he survives. Also surviving are four children: Steven (Judy) Ruhrup, Brian Ruhrup, Kathy (Kirk) Johnson & Kevin (Karen) Ruhrup; 12 grandchildren: Christina Boring, Jason Cleinmark, Tiffany Cleinmark, Stephanie Easterbrook, Ashley Passfield, Chelsea Gaines, Tyler Johnson, Nicholas Ruhrup, Matthew Ruhrup. Christopher Ruhrup, Konner Ruhrup & Kameron Ruhrup; 9 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters: Marilyn Webb & JoAnn (Wilbur) Starkey; and 1 brother: Jerry (Lorna)Reeser. She was preceded in death by her parents and 1 sister: Joyce Reeser. Shirley worked for Meadow Gold Dairy. She was an Avon Sales Representative and also a Cafeteria Manager at Unit 5 Glenn School. She was a member of the Friendly Circle and McLean County Home Extension. Shirley enjoyed flowers and gardening, cooking, sewing and reading the newspaper. Her funeral service will be at 1:00 pm Tuesday September 13th at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. Visitation will be held from noon - 1:00 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Memorials may be made to the Mental Health Association or to the American Cancer Society.