Obituary of Shirley D. Sterner

FUNERAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY

VISITATION: 9:30 TO 11:00 MONDAY JANUARY 15TH     FIRST CHURCH UNITED WEST LIBERTY

FUNERAL SERVICE: 11:00 AM MONDAY JANUARY 15     FIRST CHURCH UNITED  WEST LIBERTY

Shirley's funeral service will be livestreamed via the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home Facebook page. The live feed will begin shortly before the start time at 11:00 A.M.

You can begin the event by clicking the following link: www.https://fb.me/e/c6dly1CFJ

Shirley Doreen Sterner, 93, of West Liberty, Iowa passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024.

The family will greet friends 9:30 to 11 A.M. Monday, January 15, 2024 with funeral services to be held immediately folllowing at 11. 

A burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton, Iowa.

Shirley was born October 24, 1930 in Sunbury, Iowa, the daughter of Adolph and Dorothy (Asmus) Hansen. She was a graduate of Wilton High School and attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She then went on to teach grades 1 - 6 in a one room schoolhouse. On June 23, 1951, she was united in marriage to Harlan “Joe” Sterner. After marriage, Shirley did secretarial work for the University of Iowa College of Education. Upon retirement, she did volunteer work and was a 10,000 hour volunteer at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, receiving the Iowa Governor’s Volunteer Award from Governor Terry Branstad. She was a member of First Church United, a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star and a member of the T. T. T. Shirley will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is survived and lovingly remembered by her sons Randy (Kris) of Marion, Iowa and Brad (Patty) of Iowa City, Iowa. She is also survived by three grandchildren, Jenny of Burbank, California, Joey of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nick of St. Louis Missouri, and several cousins, nieces, nephews and longtime friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents Adolph and Dorothy Hansen, husband Joe Sterner, brothers Don and Melvin Hansen and special friend Ed Kline.

The family would like to express their most sincere appreciation to the staff of the Simpson Home Assisted Living and to St. Croix Hospice for the loving care they provided Mom.

Memorials in Shirley’s memory may be directed to: First Church United, Simpson Memorial Home, West Liberty Fire & Ambulance or Muscatine County Fair.