Shirley L. Fuhrman Anderson

Shirley L. Fuhrman Anderson, 76, a lifelong Erie resident, died unexpectedly at her home on Sunday morning June 29, 2008. She was born in Erie on January 21, 1932 a daughter of the late Edward and Dorothy Williams Fuhrman.

Shirley attended the St. Vincent Hospital School of Nursing. Shirley was a devout and faithful person and a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. She enjoyed all the simple things in life and would do anything for her family and friends. She cherished and especially loved her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Shirley loved the photo's she received of her family and friends, enjoyed floral gardening, the outdoors, visiting her summer cottage in Pittsfield, Pa., knitting, quilting, gardening, and cooking. She loved to square dance and was a member of the Perry Squares Club. She had worked in the kitchen at St. Mark's Seminary for a number of years and previously had worked at Sears.

Survivors include her husband of 58 years, John J. Anderson; five sons, Larry Anderson and his wife Christine of Greene Township, Jack Anderson and his wife Debra of Oxnard, Calif., Dave Anderson and his wife Melinda of Waterford, Michael Anderson of Erie, and Phil Brown and his wife Carol of Greenfield Township; three daughters, Debra Shaw and her husband Dana, Patty Anderson, and Kathy Tarasovitch and her husband Andy, all of Erie; a brother, Raymond Fuhrman of Erie; special friends, Margie Kubeja and Lois Mulberg; 14 grandchildren, ten great grand children, and many nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Clifford, Ted, Kenneth, Arthur, and Rich Fuhrman.

Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home, 5000 Wattsburg Road, Erie, corner of East Gore Rd. and Pine Ave., Tuesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and are invited to prayer services there on Wednesday afternoon at 12:45 p.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.

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