Shirley Ann VanDerPuil passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017. Shirley was born October 31, 1938 in Summit, AR to James B. McBee and Una Mae Reynolds. She married Lody VanDerPuil in 1968 and they were happily married for 48 great years. Shirley retired from United Airlines after 18 ½ years of service. She sold Mary Kay products until she retired all together in 2000. Shirley and Lody realized their dream of moving to Arkansas after Lody's retirement, spending their days fishing until 2015 when they moved back to Colorado to be closer to their children and grandchildren. She will be missed by family and friends.
She had four wonderful children, Debbie (Brian) Green, Wayne (Jean) Mease, Tammy (John) McCarty and James (Erica) VanDerPuil; 11 grandchildren, Shalena, Garrett, Mellissa, April, Charlene, Kenneth, Garry, Shyann, Corrina, James and Saraya; eight great-grandchildren, Angelina, Tiffany, Kaylynn, Katie, Shantel, Jamee, Erma and Lilly.
Shirley is preceded in death by her parents, James & Una Mae McBee and four siblings, Sterling McBee, Nita Tinsley, Mary Tolliver and Lois Gibson.
A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, ...[more]
ay, July 21, 2017 at 11:00am at St. Augustine Catholic Church.
Memorial Contributions can be made in Shirley's name to St. Augustine Catholic Church, 178 S. 6th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601.
Friday, July 21, 2017
11:00 AM
St. Augustine Catholic Church