Obituaries
May 19, 2020

Shirley G. Beall – North Charleroi, formerly of Coal Center

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Shirley G. Beall, 95, of North Charleroi, formerly of Coal Center, died Sunday, May 17, 2020, at her home. She was born in Coal Center on March 6, 1925, daughter of George and Ella Walker Stemberg. Shirley was Protestant by faith. She is survived by three daughters, Rae (Geoff) Hodgson of North Charleroi, Gayle (Terry) Sanders of Richeyville, and Michelle Edmiston of Long Branch; a son, James (Mary Ann) Beall Jr. of Long Branch; seven grandchildren, Patrick James Dean, Michael (Carrie) Sanders, Todd Sanders (Dennis Hoff), Joshua Beall, Jessica (Joshua) Columbia, Carl Santavica (Anne Chenevert) and Zachary (Lynsie) Edmiston; and four great-grandchildren, Jeffrey Dean, Christian Dean, Brock Beall and Lilly Columbia. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband, James Beall, in 1986; five sisters, Gertrude Crow, Lois Binns, Georgette Sands, Rae Neil and Olive Frye; and a grandson, Jeffrey Eric Dean. There will be no public visitation. Private services and interment will be held at Howe Cemetery Long Branch. Arrangements have been entrusted to MELENYZER FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICES INC., 1008 Furlong Ave., Roscoe. Online condolences may be expressed at www.melenyzer.com.

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