Mary E. Shirk, 87, of Lewistown died Monday, November 23, 2020, at Valley View Haven, Belleville, PA.
She was born September 30, 1933, in Lewistown, a daughter of the late John Henry and Florence Mae (Lynch) Mitchell. On April 8, 1951, she married James Donald Shirk who preceded her in death on December 24, 1995.
Mary worked as an Assembler for Sanyo Fischer Electronics. She retired after 40 years of service.
She attended Strodes Mills Baptist Church. She was a member of the Moose, Eagles – 4294 in Burnham and a volunteer at the Lewistown Senior Citizen Center.
Mary is survived by four children; Cathy Lee Leeper (John) of Lewistown, Cindy Lu Marker of Reedsville, Ronald Lee Shirk (Penny) of Lewistown, James Donald Shirk Jr., (Lisa) of Lewistown; she is also survived by seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Donald Lee Shirk, grandson, Stevie Marker; son-in-law, Steve Marker, and her eleven brothers.
Services will be announced at a later date.
An online guestbook may be signed and condolences sent to the family at www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com