Shirley Theresa Cooke

1932 - 2016  (84 years)

• Name	Shirley Theresa Cooke
  Born	22 May 1932	, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Name	Shirley Theresa Burkholder
  Name	Shirley Theresa Stemmler
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-493266
  Died	27 Nov 2016	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I493266	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Stuart Joseph "Stu" Burkholder,   b. 20 May 1931, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 2021, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301849	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Kenneth Joseph Stemmler,   b. 26 Aug 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 2016, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301851	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shirley Theresa Stemmler May 22, 1932 - November 27, 2016 Surrounded by the love of her family, Shirley passed away at Lisaard House on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at the age of 84. Beloved wife of the late Ken Stemmler (October 6, 2016). Loving mother of Gary (Debbie) Burkholder, Guy (Julie) Burkholder, and Glen Burkholder. Stepmother of Gary (Wendy) Stemmler and Randy (Gloria) Stemmler. Nana Shirley will be fondly remembered by Stephen (Angie) Burkholder, Ryan Burkholder, Andrea (Mike) Thornton, Lyndsay (Patrick) O'Halloran, Michael Burkholder, Justin (Ashwini) Burkholder, Matthew (Kendra) Burkholder, Madelynn Burkholder, Hannah Burkholder; Grandma to Bridget (Todd) Schneider, Dave (Karen) Stemmler, Chrissy (Glen) Payne, Katelyn Stemmler (J.D.Moore). Missed by her 14 great grandchildren. Survived by her brother Norman Cooke (Ellen) and her many nephews and nieces. Fondly remembered also by Stu Burkholder, the extended Burkholder, Cooke and Stemmler families. Predeceased by her parents, Frank and Florence Cooke. The family would like to express their heartfelt thank you to her special friend Margo,CCAC and the staff at Lisaard House for the care given to Shirley. She was a faithful member of St. Mark's RC Church. Shirley's family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home, 507 Frederick St., Kitchener on Sunday, December 11, 2016 from 11 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. with the service to follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Cremation has taken place. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Lisaard House would be appreciated by the family. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Shirley's memorial. Obituary information for Shirley Theresa Stemmler (no date) Obituary information for. Available at: https://www.henrywalser.com/obituaries/Shirley-Theresa-Stemmler?obId=33188202 (Accessed: 20 June 2025).

  
  

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  Born - 22 May 1932 - , Nova Scotia, Canada Died - 27 Nov 2016 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth