Shirley Mae (Hart) Flaherty (1938 - 2020)

Born 13 Aug 1938 in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Apr 2020 at age 81 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Shirley Mae Hart was born on 13 Aug 1938 in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, United States, daughter of Pearl Hart and Mary Margaret Miller.

In the 1940 census Shirley (age 1) was the daughter of Pearl Hart in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa.^[1]

In the 1950 census Shirley (age 11) was the daughter of Pearl Hart in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, United States.^[2]

Shirley attended Eldon High school in 1952 in Eldon, Iowa, United States.^[3]

She married Pat Flaherty on 2 Jun 1956. ^[4] Shirley and Pat were married on June 2, 1956, in Eldon, Iowa, in her parents' back yard. Shortly after, they moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where she did the bookwork for the veterinarian, Dr. Nuckolls, and worked at Holton's Fashions. From 1969 -1977, she also helped operate Licorice Pudding, a music store she and Pat owned and operated with a miniature golf course in the basement.

Their children were:

1. Kevin (Vickie) Flaherty, Overland Park, Kansas
2. Kurtis (Kelli) Flaherty, Winston, Georgia
3. Michael (Kari) Flaherty, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Shirley passed away on 11 Apr 2020 in Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States, aged 81. She was buried in Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01209; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 90-43
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #125980064 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Shirley Hart (1), single daughter, in household of Parl Hart (44) in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa. Born in Iowa.
2. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Eldon, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: 2510; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 90-68
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #69787011 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Shirley Hart (11), single daughter, in household of Pearl Hart (55) in Eldon, Wapello, Iowa, USA. Born in Iowa.
3. ↑ 1952 School Yearbook: "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016"
   "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Eldon High School; Year: 1952
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1265 #663036644 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   School: Eldon High School; School Location: Eldon, Iowa, USA; Estimated Age: 14; Birth Year: abt 1938; Grade Completed: 8th Grade; Name: Shirley Hart; Yearbook Date: 1952.
4. ↑ Shirley Flaherty Obituary
5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209092055/shirley_mae-flaherty: accessed), memorial page for Shirley Mae Hart Flaherty (13 Aug 1938–11 Apr 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 209092055, citing Forest Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Dream Weaver (contributor 49259303).