ROCKDALE - Eunice A. Shirdon, 72, of Rockdale, passed away unexpectedly on Friday afternoon, Dec. 26, 2008 at her home.
The daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Rough) Roth, Eunice was born in November of 1936 in Brooklyn and spent most of her childhood there. She lived for a short time during her youth in Guilford, but it was in Brooklyn that she graduated from high school. Eunice then relocated back to the Guilford area, eventually settling in Rockdale after her marriage on May 24, 1958, to Lynn Shirdon. For most of her life, Eunice was a stay-at-home mom who enjoyed making a nice home for her family. During the years prior to her marriage, she worked briefly as a telephone operator in New York City, and was employed by both Amphenol of Sidney and M. H. Fishman Company of Norwich for short times. After her marriage, she helped with the family business, Shirdon’s Garage, by doing the books. Eunice enjoyed gardening and fishing, like to work with wood crafts, and loved the time she was able to spend with her children.
Eunice is survived by her husband, Lynn Shirdon, with whom she shared a 50th anniversary in 2008; her children and their spouses, Peter and Irma Shirdon of Mt. Upton and Michael and Nanette Shirdon of Kokomo, Ind.; grandchildren, Greta Shirdon of San Luis Obispo, Calif. and Corrina Shirdon of Kokomo, Ind. Eunice is also survived by her great-grandchildren, Cameo Hatton, Dustin Thomas, Ariel, C.J. and Austin Bound, Hailey and Taylor Sprague and by neices and nephews. She was predeceased by her son, Theodore Shirdon, her sister Dolores Freed and a granddaughter, Melody Jean Shirdon.
Private funeral srevices for Eunice will be held at the convenience of her family. There will be no calling hours. The Rev. Douglas Cunningham, Pastor of St. Paul’s and St. Bartholomew’s Churches, will officate. Committal will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Please consider memorial contributions to St. Paul’s Church, 30 Pleasant St., Norwich, NY 13815.
Arrangements are by the R.J. Fahy Funeral Home, Norwich.