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Shirley May Begalke, 81, of Chambersburg, passed away Monday at Manor Care Nursing Home. She was born in Altoona, the daughter of David and Grace (Kopsch) Richards.
She is a lifetime member of First Lutheran Church of Altoona, and locally a member of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Waynesboro, where she participated in the church choir, teaching Sunday school and Sewing Belles of the church. As a former member of the Quilting Guild of both Chambersburg and Waynesboro, she was a craft person who loved making homemade gifts. She had retired after 31 years of service from Warnaco, in Duncansville.
She is survived by four daughters: Cindy Byers of Chambersburg, Carol Faust of Chambersburg, Pamela Ferry of Chambersburg and Susan (wife of Charles) Jones of Fayetteville. She has eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by five sisters.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William A. Begalke Sr.; a son, William Jr.; a sister; and two brothers.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, at the Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home, Chambersburg, with the Rev. Dennis Beaver officiating. The family will receive friends from noon until 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Interment will be private and at the convenience of the family in Blair Memorial Park, Atoona.
Arrangements are by Kelso-Cornelius Funeral Home Ltd.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.
kelsocorneliusfh.com.
Memorial donations may be made to either of the two churches listed in the obituary.