Shirley Maurer

SHIRLEY MAURER

Tipton

Shirley "Sid" Maurer died at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, on June 4, 2014. As per her wishes, no funeral service will be held. A public graveside service at Tipton Masonic Cemetery will be 1 p.m. Monday, June 9, followed by refreshments at Prairie Hills Assisted Living, 219 Cedar St., Tipton.

Surviving family members are a sister, Marge Fraseur of Spencer; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Gale and Stanley Maurer; and two sisters, Lucile Harr and Maureen Salisbury.

Shirley was born March 13, 1928, in Tipton, Iowa, to Herb and Bertha Pfarr Maurer. She graduated from Tipton High School in 1946, and later attended the University of Iowa. She enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and served from 1952-1954. She performed in the 14th Army Band. Following her discharge she worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D.C.

In 1968, she returned to Tipton and was the receptionist for Drs. Kopsa and Kruse. Later she groomed dogs and operated Sid's Puppy Parlor. She participated in many local music groups in the community, including a woodwind quartet, the pit band for school musicals and Tri-County Community Band, and she sang in the First United Church of Christ Choir.

She had been residing at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Tipton for the last three years.

Memorial donations to your favorite community music group, animal shelter or the Tipton Ambulance Service would please Shirley greatly. Music and dogs were her passion.