Obituary: Shirley Blakely 1927 - 2012

Shirley Blakely

Shirley Blakely

Cottonwood resident Shirley Blakely died September 30, 2012. She was born October 5, 1927 in Detroit, MI, and graduated from the Colorado College.

There she met her future husband, Maurice W. Blakely, MD. They raised their family in Telluride and in Colorado Springs, CO where she was a homemaker.

After his death, she moved to Arizona in 1987. Beloved mother and grandmother, she is survived by daughters Mary Blakely of Cottonwood, Julie Wysocki (Joe) of Colorado Springs and Linda Halverson of Edwards, CO, granddaughter Rachel, also of Edwards, a sister Joan Rollins of Ventura, CA, five nephews and a niece.

She was preceded in death by her husband and by her parents, Harriet and Joseph Woolfenden of Cornville.

Arrangements are being handled by Bueler Funeral Home. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to your local Humane Society.

Information provided by survivors.


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