Shirley Joanne Stukey

A funeral service celebrating the life of Shirley Joanne Stukey, age 81, of Hebron, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 28, at the Kirkersville Chapel of Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service with her nephews Douglas Iden and Richard Linn officiating. Burial will take place in Newark Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, January 27, at the funeral home, 285 East Main Street in Kirkersville. Shirley was born April 5, 1935 in Newark, Ohio to the late James R. and Gladys M. (Leaman) Mitchell. She passed away on Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Selma Markowitz Care Center (operated by Hospice of Central Ohio). Shirley was a homemaker and a member of the Hebron United Methodist Church. She enjoyed flower gardening, sewing and baking and her latest hobby was coloring. She is survived by her husband, Richard L. Stukey; five children, Victoria D. (John) Sulpher of Hebron, Rebecca Sue McLaughlin of Adena, Sandra M. (David) Kinsey of Mount Gilead, David Richard (Robin) Stukey of Heath and Alicia A. (Bob) Koon of Thornville; eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brother, Larry (Eileen) Mitchell of Newark; sisters, Bonnie J. Overton of Hebron and Patricia A. (Howard) Watts of Newark; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two grandsons, Timothy A. Huffman and Roger Brown; and sons-in-law, David Moss and Rex McLaughlin. Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation for Hospice of Central Ohio. Hoskinson Funeral & Cremation Service is honored to care for Shirley and her family.