Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Shirk, Beverly J. December 12, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/16/2009  
  Shirk, Beverly J.    
   
   
  Beverly J. Shirk ANNVILLE Beverly J. Shirk passed in her sleep early Saturday, 
  December 12, 2009, while in the care of the Good Samaritan Hospital. Having 
  dedicated more than 35 years of service as a registered nurse at the same 
  hospital, and having spent nearly all those years working 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., it 
  is perhaps fitting that she would depart on the night shift. An old nurse never 
  dies, just makes one final round. The irony would not be lost upon my dear 
  smiling aunt. Beverly was born September 7, 1928. She was raised and graduated 
  from high school in Annville. Anna Shirk, Beverly's mother, who was not unknown 
  to take mercy and feed an occasional railroad tramp from the family's own 
  meager kitchen, literally saved pennies to help finance Beverly's education. 
  After three years of training Beverly graduated from Temple University. Always 
  one eager to engage the world, Beverly shortly thereafter moved to New York 
  City, and later west to Denver. Nursing finally brought Beverly home to 
  Pennsylvania where she could help care for her mother and sister Gail, and then 
  enjoy her niece and nephews. Beverly enjoyed many and varied activities. Chief 
  among them were working outside with her hands. Beverly liked to plant and was 
  very capable with any and all implements. This included golf clubs. But quite 
  possibly her favorite pastime was travel. Having taken many trips here and 
  abroad her last visit to the Holy Lands remains, outside of her family, one of 
  her fondest passions. The selflessness with which Beverly lived indeed required 
  a spirit that was willing to go some distance. And Beverly always maintained a 
  sense of humor even later in life in the midst of some physical infirmity. But 
  Aunt Beverly was never one to place her needs ahead of a niece, nephew, or 
  sister. Her last spoken words to her nephew Skip were to ask if he wanted 
  anything. Beverly J. Shirk will be missed by her loving sister Gail; niece Ann; 
  and nephews David, Christopher, and Skip. Beverly is additionally survived by 
  grandnephews, William and Julian. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 
  10:30 a.m. from the Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory, 618 E. Main St., 
  Annville, with the Rev. Dustin C. Sider, pastor of Fairland Brethren in Christ 
  Church, Cleona officiating. Interment will be in Covenant/Greenwood Cemetery, 
  North Lebanon Twp. Viewing will be held on Thursday form 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. 
  prior to the service at the funeral home.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/16/2009  
  
  
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