Wangler, Shirley Marie Short (1928-2018)

WANGLER, SHORT, FOSTER, ASHER, CROSBY, LOWISH, WEMHOFF, RICHARDSON

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 12/12/2020 at 10:52:00

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, October 1, 2018

Shirley M. Wangler, 90, of Webster City, died on Saturday, September 29, 2018 in West Des Moines. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church with Reverend Stephen Meyer officiating. Burial will follow the services at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be at Foster Funeral and Cremation Center on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., with 4:30 p.m. Rosary and 6:45 p.m. Scripture Service.

Shirley Marie Short, daughter of Orin and Erma Foster Short, was born April 27, 1928 on a farm north of Webster City in Cass Township. She graduated from Webster City High School in 1945. She worked for the Webster City Community School District from 1945 to 1949. On June 22, 1949 she married Gerald Francis Wangler in Webster City. She and Gerald raised a family of five children and farmed southwest of Webster City near Homer. Gerald died suddenly on March 19, 1974. Shirley then moved into Webster City and was elected Hamilton County Recorder. She was elected for three more terms, serving from 1975 to 1990. Shirley moved to Des Moines in 1997 to be close to her family and friends.

Shirley was devoted to her family, and was the ideal farm wife. She kept a garden and her canned fruits and vegetables were the best. Her dinner rolls were legendary. We all have her recipe, but no one can make the rolls like Shirley could; she had a certain touch.

She is survived by her children, Roger (Margaret) Wangler of Palm Desert, CA., Mark (Patricia) Wangler of Omaha, NE., Rex (Susan) Wangler of Spirit Lake, IA, Neil (Deborah) Wangler of Bonner Springs, KS and Polly Asher of West Des Moines, ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; brothers Gary (Harriet) Short of Independence, IA and Robert (Sandy) Short of Laurel, MT.; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; daughter Mary Wangler; brother Estle Short; sisters Viola Crosby, Vesta Lowish, Leila Wemhoff and Phyllis Richardson; and son-in-law Todd Asher.