Martha Shirley (Ashbaugh) Stollenwerk, 87, of Gilpin Township, PA, passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Memory Meadows in Gilpin Township.
A daughter of the late Weldon “Ducky” Ashbaugh and Isabel M. (Thorpe) Ashbaugh, she was born October 28, 1934, in Gilpin Township.
Shirley was a homemaker and had been employed by the Lucchino Feed Store. She was a member of Forks Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Gilpin Township where she was a Sunday School assistant. She was also a member of the Gilpin Township Fire Dept. Ladies’ Auxiliary. Shirley loved animals. She most treasured the time spent with her grandchildren.
Survivors include her son, Ronald A. Stollenwerk (PJ Wasylink) of West Leechburg; her daughter, Lydia Stollenwerk of North Apollo; three grandchildren, Benjamin, Erin and Haley (Cody); a niece, Sandy Slagle (Jack) of Sarver; a nephew, David Malecki (Marie) of Michigan; and a brother-in-law, John Malecki.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Karl W. Stollenwerk in 2015; and a sister, Joyce Malecki.
Friends will be welcomed by her family on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at Clawson Funeral & Cremation Center, 170 Main Street, Leechburg (724-842-1051) where funeral ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 12, with Rev. Jocelyn Johnston officiating. Interment following at Forks Zion Ev. Lutheran Church Cemetery in Gilpin Township.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Shirley may be made to the Orphans of the Storm, PA-85, Kittanning, PA 16201.
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