Shirley Randall, age 96, of Wisconsin Rapids, passed
away quietly in her home on Feb. 20, 2018.
She was born Nov. 17, 1921, in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
to Helmer and Inez Bjornberg.
She enlisted in the U.S. Navy Waves Reserve in 1945
and received training at Hunter College, New York City, and later at St. Albans
Naval Hospital, Long Island, followed by duty at Norfolk Naval Hospital. She
married Philip Randall on Sep. 8, 1945, at the Norfolk Naval Chapel in Norfolk,
Virginia.
Shirley graduated from Frederick High School in
Wisconsin and later earned her Bachelor’s degree in home economics education
from UW-Stout in Menominee and a Master’s degree in clothing and related art
with a specialty in textiles at Michigan State University in East Lansing,
Michigan. Her career in teaching home economics began at Grantsburg High School
and was followed by Beecher High School, Flint Community College and finally
retired from UW-Stevens Point in 1988.
She had many hobbies and was a very active member of
the First English Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids. Among her favorite
activities, she enjoyed hand quilting, traveling, gardening, Red Hat Club,
church activities and especially spending time with family and friends.
Shirley is survived by her sons, Michael Randall and
Jeff (Marlyce) Randall; her daughter, Mindy (Kevin) Pixler; daughter-in-law,
Leslie Randall; sister, Janet Winn; seven grandchildren, April Pixler, Jennifer
(Meyer) Lehman, Erin (John Czarnota) Randall, Jill (Jeff) Kersten, Justin
(Amanda) Pixler, Brooke (Brandon) Nontelle and Alicia (Jacob) Hutkowski; 11
great-grandchildren, Avery, Emmet and Oren Lehman, Jonathan Czarnota, Cole and
Connor Kersten, Ethan Grunden, Dakota Doeller, Mason and Easton Pixler and
Brinely Nontelle.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband,
Philip W. Randall; and son, Philip T. Randall.
The memorial service for Shirley will be held at 11:00
a.m. on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at the Herman-Taylor Funeral Home in
Wisconsin Rapids, with Pastor Cheryl Davis officiating. Visitation will begin
at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. For online
condolences, please visit www.taylorfuneralhome.net.
In lieu of flowers, the family has established a
memorial in Shirley’s name for the Greater Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Association.
