Doris M. Shira (Slaymaker)
November 11, 1922 — January 9, 2013
Doris M. Shira, 90, formally of Las Vegas, Nevada, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013, in her home. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Rev. William B. Harnish. Family will greet friends from 4-7 pm Friday, January 18, 2013, at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Shira; children, Delores Becicka, Jack (Betty) Robertson, Joan (Richard) Johnson, Shirley Hilleshiem and Penny (Richard) Lerch; eleven, grandchildren; and several great and great-great grandchildren; siblings, Mable Gallagher, Joseph Slaymaker Jr. and Beverly Lentner.
She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Wilma Slaymaker; son, Tony Shira; siblings, Alfred Slaymaker and Thelma Ellis; and son-in-laws, Buzz Becicka and Leroy Hilleshiem.
Doris was born on November 11, 1922, in Marengo, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Wilma Slaymaker. She married Charles Shira on September 5, 1959, in Iowa City, Iowa. She worked at Wilson’s Meat Packing for 30 years. Doris enjoyed bingo, cards - especially rummy, and was a wonderful decorator. She especially loved spending time with her family.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Shira; children, Delores Becicka, Jack (Betty) Robertson, Joan (Richard) Johnson, Shirley Hilleshiem and Penny (Richard) Lerch; eleven, grandchildren; and several great and great-great grandchildren; siblings, Mable Gallagher, Joseph Slaymaker Jr. and Beverly Lentner.
She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Wilma Slaymaker; son, Tony Shira; siblings, Alfred Slaymaker and Thelma Ellis; and son-in-laws, Buzz Becicka and Leroy Hilleshiem.
Doris was born on November 11, 1922, in Marengo, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Wilma Slaymaker. She married Charles Shira on September 5, 1959, in Iowa City, Iowa. She worked at Wilson’s Meat Packing for 30 years. Doris enjoyed bingo, cards - especially rummy, and was a wonderful decorator. She especially loved spending time with her family.
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