Shirley Marie Handley

April 19, 1925 – December 24, 2022

Beloved wife of the late Edward, married in 1948.

Loving mother of David Joseph (Claudia), James Edward (Maureen), Craig Stephen, Thomas Raymond (Linda) and Patricia Marianne Gearhart (Chris).

Dear Daughter of the late Leonard and Regina Hagerty

Sweet sister of Jeanne Susalla, Joan McCabe and the Late Leonard Jr.

She is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Shirley graduated from St. Mary's Highschool in Royal Oak in 1943. After graduation she became a secretary for Chrysler during WWII.

She was a devout catholic her whole life. Shirley and Edward were members of the Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak for over 20 years. In 2004, they became members of Church of the Holy Family in Novi.

In 1983 Shirley became a brail transcriber for the blind. This was before computers so she would do this by hand. She was so skillful at this that the Library of Congress honored her for her work. In the mid 1980s Shirley and Edward moved to Kansas where they enjoyed golfing and ballroom dancing with their dear circle of close friends. They moved back to Michigan in 2004 and settled in at Fox Run where they formed a dance club that is still active today. Shirley was a member of the library committee at Fox Run and as part of the knitting club, she made hats for the poor and helmet warmers for soldiers. She was active in the community there and made many friends with other residents and thoroughly enjoyed her time there.

Shirley was independent until the very end. She will be missed by all who knew her.

A visitation for Shirley will be held at O'Brien/Sullivan Funeral Home, 41555 Grand River Ave. Novi, 48375 starting at 3pm until 8pm with a rosary at 5pm

Shirley's funeral service will be at Church of the Holy Family, 24505 Meadowbrook Rd. Novi, 48375 with the instate beginning at 10:30am until time of memorial liturgy at 11am