Shirley J. Perrizo

She was born July 5, 1933, at Delavan, MN, the daughter of Erwin and Sylvia (Mau) Buegler.She was raised and educated in the Delavan area where she was a 1951 graduate of Delavan High School. She earned her degree from Mankato Business College and worked at Clements Auto in Mankato before her marriage to Alan Joe Perrizo on December 9, 1957 in Easton. The couple lived in Delavan, where Shirley worked at Stokely-VanKamp in Winnebago and later at the Winnebago Baptist Home in the Dietary department for 10 years. The couple moved to Woodland, California where Shirley worked in the dietary department of the Woodland, CA. school system. She retired and returned to Delavan in 1997. Shirley was an avid reader and was president of the Delavan Book Club. She enjoyed cooking, baking and various crafting. She was a member of the Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Delavan where she taught CCD classes and was a member of the Altar & Rosary Society. She was a leader in the Lura Lads & Lassies 4-H Club and was later a member of St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Winnebago.She is survived by her husband, Alan Joe Perrizo of Delavan, her son, Timothy (& Sue) Perrizo of Delavan, her son, Paul (& Glo) Perrizo of Valley Springs, SD, her son, Jon (& Becky) Perrizo of Odeboldt, IA, her son, Daniel (& Anita) Perrizo of Heron Lake, her daughter, Sandra (& Mike) Kortuem of Mankato, her daughter, Jean Perrizo of Luverne, her sister, Ramona (& Eldon) Walker of Luverne, her brother-in-law, Donald Wendt of Winnebago, her brother-in-law, Clifford (& Blanche) Perrizo of Clinton Township, MI, her brother-in-law, Eugene (& Audrey) Perrizo of Kennewick, WA, her sister-in-law, Veronica Longworth of Monroe, MI, her sister-in-law, Phyllis (& Harry) Ohanian of Howell, MI, her sister-in-law, Delores (& Dean) Goodrich of Mankato, her sister-in-law, Almyra Perrizo of LongBeach, CA, her 13 grandchildren, 1 great grandson, 2 step-grandchildren & 5 step-great grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her parents, sister-Lavon Wendt and an infant granddaughter- Melissa Perrizo