Shirley Jane Spurgeon age 84 of Hudson, WI formerly of South Carolina died peacefully Friday, May 16, 2014 with her loving husband at her side.
Shirley was born on October 18, 1929, in Berlin, WI; the daughter of Dewey and Clara Jodarski Ellis.
She was raised in Berlin attending Washington Jr. High before graduating from Berlin High School
in 1947. She would marry her best friend and soul mate, Gerald Spurgeon, at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church in Berlin.
Although she worked a few jobs prior to being married, it was that of homemaker that was most
rewarding. She loved tending to her family and spending time with them. She loved sewing,
downhill skiing at Lake Tahoe and taking a ‘World Tour’ cruise with Gerald. Nothing gave her more
meaning than being that of wife, or being the matriarch to her children and grandchildren whom she
dearly loved.
She will remain in the hearts of her husband of 65 years, Gerald; children, Jon (Jill) Spurgeon of
Woodbury, MN and Susan Spurgeon of Waterloo, WI; grandchildren, Alysa (Andy) Krueger, James
Wagner, Kayla Hook and Jenna Spurgeon; great-grandchildren, Brittni, Alexis, Tayllor, Aiden, Addison
and Colten. She was preceded in death by her parents; infant child; and sister, Evelyn Smoody.
A gathering of friends and family will take place from 10:00 am.-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 31,
2014 at Barbola Funeral Chapel in Berlin, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m., with the Rev.
Jerome Maksvytis officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Berlin. Memorials preferred.
Funeral services entrusted to the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson and Barbola Funeral
Chapel in Berlin. Online condolences may be sent to the family at barbolafc@yahoo.com.