I. Shirley McGary, 86, of Glen Richey died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield.
She was born Aug. 20, 1926 in Michigan, a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Thompson) Rowles.
Mrs. McGary was a homemaker. Earlier in life, she was employed at the former Clearfield Cheese Co. Prior to that she attended Wayne University in Detroit, MI, where she studied nursing.
She was affiliated with the Faith Bible Church, Lumber City. She enjoyed baking and also was an avid reader. Her greatest enjoyment was her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Richard McGary, whom she married April 17, 1948 in Clearfield; a daughter, Kathleen Clark and her husband, Dennis of Glen Richey; three granddaughters, Heather Inguagiato and her husband, Robert, Kristen Peters and her husband, Michael and Cari Bloom; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and a sister, Margaret ‘Peggy’ Kogstrom of Michigan.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Richard K. McGary; a daughter, Barbara Curry; a great-grandson, Logan Bloom; and two infant sisters, Saundra Lee and Nadine.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Kevin A Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield, with Pastor Scott Schultz officiating. Burial will follow in the Bloomington Cemetery, Curwensville.
Friends will be received from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Monday at the funeral home.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to Joseph & Elizabeth Shaw Public Library, 1 S. Front St., Clearfield.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.