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1938
Shirlee
2013
Shirlee Livingood
April 3, 1938 — July 1, 2013
Shirlee A. Livingood, 75, of Waukon, IA, died Monday, July 1, 2013, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 8th, at 11:00 AM at Glenwood Lutheran Church in rural Decorah, IA, with Pastor Stacey Nalean-Carlson officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Monday before the service at the church. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements.
Shirlee Ann Livingood was born April 3, 1938, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Fred "Andy" and Clara (Olson) Fiet. She was baptized and confirmed and First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, and graduated from Waukon High School in 1956. After graduating secretarial school in Omaha, NE, Shirlee worked for the Navy Department in Washington, D. C. On May 4, 1958, she married Clifford Livingood at the First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, and the two farmed near Rossville, IA. Shirlee and Cliff owned and operated the Sportsmen's Club in Rossville for many years; Shirlee continued running the business after Cliff's death in 1978. After moving to Waukon, she worked for several years as the manager of the Waukon Living Center.
She was a member of Glenwood Lutheran Church. Shirlee loved to play cards and pool, and was known as quite the "shark". In her later years, she enjoyed knitting and doing puzzles. Shirlee was always a hard worker, but also had a good sense of humor and liked to tease people.
Shirlee is survived by her daughter Barb (John) Bahr of Ladysmith, WI; grandson Tyler Bahr of La Crosse, WI; sister Mary Lou (Wayne) Leidahl of Waukon; three step-grandchildren: Nikki (Jeff) Horihan and Eric (Jenny) Bahr, both of La Crosse, and Anna (Jamie) Johnson of Viroqua, WI; nine step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Clifford; two infant grandchildren: Josh and Miranda Bahr; brother Jack Frost; and sister-in-law Lee Frost.
Shirlee Ann Livingood was born April 3, 1938, in Waukon, IA, the daughter of Fred "Andy" and Clara (Olson) Fiet. She was baptized and confirmed and First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, and graduated from Waukon High School in 1956. After graduating secretarial school in Omaha, NE, Shirlee worked for the Navy Department in Washington, D. C. On May 4, 1958, she married Clifford Livingood at the First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, and the two farmed near Rossville, IA. Shirlee and Cliff owned and operated the Sportsmen's Club in Rossville for many years; Shirlee continued running the business after Cliff's death in 1978. After moving to Waukon, she worked for several years as the manager of the Waukon Living Center.
She was a member of Glenwood Lutheran Church. Shirlee loved to play cards and pool, and was known as quite the "shark". In her later years, she enjoyed knitting and doing puzzles. Shirlee was always a hard worker, but also had a good sense of humor and liked to tease people.
Shirlee is survived by her daughter Barb (John) Bahr of Ladysmith, WI; grandson Tyler Bahr of La Crosse, WI; sister Mary Lou (Wayne) Leidahl of Waukon; three step-grandchildren: Nikki (Jeff) Horihan and Eric (Jenny) Bahr, both of La Crosse, and Anna (Jamie) Johnson of Viroqua, WI; nine step-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Clifford; two infant grandchildren: Josh and Miranda Bahr; brother Jack Frost; and sister-in-law Lee Frost.
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