Shirley Maxine VanBuskirk

Shirley Maxine VanBuskirk, age 77, of Marion passed away early in the afternoon on Saturday. Born in Marion on July 7, 1939 to Cicero and Nellie (Shaffer) Thomas, she was the youngest of 11 children. On December 26, 1956 she married Robert VanBuskirk and he preceded her in death in 1995. She was also preceded in death by a son; David L. VanBuskirk. Shirley had worked at Emanuel Lutheran Church as a custodian but her primary occupation was that of a mother and homemaker and she was a member of the First United Church of Christ. Left to cherish her memory are 4 sons; Robert (Shiela) VanBuskirk Jr., Jonathon (Nancy) VanBuskirk, Kenneth (Mary) VanBuskirk and Terry VanBuskirk, 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.