Shirley A. Thompson

March 25, 1933

November 21, 2004

Shirley A. Thompson, 71, of 18 Black Horse Road , Adamstown, died Sunday, Nov. 21 at 11:40 AM in the home of her son following an illness.   Born March 24, 1933, in Altoona , Blair County , a daughter of the late Alfred E. Hupert & Viola E. (Lantz) Hupert Healy and step-daughter of the late Louis P. Healey.   Her husband, Gordon J. “Joe” Thompson, died April 2, 1998.  A Member of Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Ephrata, Lancaster County , she was a graduate of Altoona High School .  Employed by Bollman Hat Company, Adamstown, 43 years she also enjoyed playing cards.  Shirley is survived by a daughter, Cindy A.Thompson, Ephrata; a son, Gordon L. “Butch”,  husband of Donna (Kauffman) Thompson, Reinholds; 2 grandchildren; and a sister, Patricia L., wife of S. Paul Boggs, Sinking Spring.  Also preceded in death by a grandson, Scot Alan Thompson, and a sister, Joan Brantner.

A viewing will be held on Tuesday evening, November 23, 2004, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in our parlors and also on Wednesday, November 24, 2004, from 10:00 to 10:30 AM at the church.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 24, 2004, at 10:30 AM from Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 320 Church Avenue, Ephrata, PA 17522.

Final commendation & farewell will follow in Memory Gardens Memorial Park, East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, PA.