Shirley L. Mower, a four-year resident of Stanfordville, died peacefully on July 17 at Sharon Health Care Center in Sharon, Connecticut. She was 96. Mower enjoyed spending time with her daughter Diane in Stanfordville and her daughter Dawn in Hewitt, Texas. She spent the winter months at her home in Mount Dora, Florida.
Born May 6, 1927 in Leeds, New York, she was the daughter of the late Claude and Annabelle (Owen) Lampman. She was a 1944 graduate of Cairo Central School. She married Percy M. Mower, Jr., who died in 1989. Shirley worked as a waitress at Frank’s Pizzeria in Acra, New York, for over 25 years and was known and loved by all her patrons. She was a longtime member of the Cairo Parish United Methodist Church. In her spare time, Shirley loved gardening and being outdoors. She enjoyed biking, solving crossword puzzles and putting jigsaw puzzles together with her grandchildren. She spent many dedicated hours at the AMVETS Post No. 1992 in Mount Dora, volunteering her time and socializing with U.S. veterans and their families. She will be dearly missed by her loving family and many friends in New York and Florida.
Shirley is survived by three children, Diane Hengen and her husband, Craig, of Stanfordville; Dawn Sirizzotti and her husband, Michael, of Hewitt, Texas; and Dennis Mower of Jefferson Heights, New York; six grandchildren, Owen Mower, Jenn Hengen, Mickey Sirizzotti, Lynette Mower, Tamara Ferrera and Corinna Burton; nine great-grandchildren; her niece, Janet Lampman-Selke of Troy, New York and her nephew, Andy Lampman and his wife, Marilyn, of Coxsackie, New York. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her brother, Merrill Lampman.
Burial will take place at a later date in the family plot at Cairo Cemetery, in Cairo, New York. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home in Millerton. Memorial contributions may be made to the AMVETS Post No. 1992, 32201 AMVETS Way, Mount Dora, FL, 32757.